reputation; public opinion
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
narrow insight; narrow view; my humble opinion
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
(arch.) to push aside; (arch.) to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; to push open
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
new argument; new theory; new thesis; new debate
(written) work; book; writings
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
writing; composition; essay; sentence
land of the gods; Japan; China
foreign; abroad; overseas
whole book; whole volume; whole story
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
great admiration; deep respect
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
divining sticks; counting; calculation
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
loud recitation (of a poem); (another's) poems
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
enlightenment; illumination
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
the West; the Occident; Western countries
tip of the tongue; speech; way of talking
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
adoration; admiration; devotion