bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
wherein; therein; thereinto
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
considerably; fairly; quite
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
expression; presentation; representation; notation
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
at that time; in those days
thought control; thought censorship
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to read (a book, etc.) over again
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
spirit of the age; zeitgeist
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting