theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
be (that) as it may; having said that
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
discuss thoroughly; deal exhaustively with
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
menial; meanness; servility; abject
very timid; very nervous; faint-hearted
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
literature; books (reference); document
posterity; future generations
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
people's history (written for the king of China; usu. written as a novel)
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
guess; speculation; supposition
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
race (of people); type of person
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
open; public; official; overt