basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
general idea; concept; notion
separation; isolation; extrication; release; isolation
thought; consideration; thinking
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to go crazy; to go off one's head
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to degenerate; to lapse into
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
children's song; nursery rhyme
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
Kuroiwa Ruikou (1862.11.20-1920.10.6)
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
steady; sound; reliable; solid
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
regret; repentance; remorse
violent emotion; passion; fury
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless