this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to feel; to sense; to experience
general public; the masses
cheap edition (of a book); popular edition
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
retranslation; new translation; revised translation
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
postwar period; period after Second World War
tendency; trend; inclination
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
modernization; modernisation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to play a leading role; to play a central part
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
nature; property; disposition
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
originally; by nature; from the start
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
reading matter; reading material
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
opponent in a debate or argument
openhearted; frank; broad-minded