to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
criticism; critique; review; commentary
new creation; new invention; new production; new breed
state of mind; mentality; psychology
action; operation; effect; function
discuss thoroughly; deal exhaustively with
treatise on painting; essay on painting; theory of painting
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
superstition; superstitious belief
to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
very careful; thoroughly prepared
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
extreme passion; wild enthusiasm
hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society
infirmities of old age; young and old; all ages
conduct; behavior; behaviour
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
serious; severe; grave; acute
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to go to extremes; to go to excess; to go too far