to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
unchastity; misconduct; dissipation; fornication
influence (on someone); inspiration
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
immorality; iniquity; impropriety
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
literary art; literary activity; writing
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
benefit; profit; good; help; contribution
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
actor; actress; player; performer
drama; theatre; theater; play
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
numerator; molecule; member; element
(public) morals and sentiments
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
accepting bribes; corruption; graft