author; writer; novelist; artist
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
that is to say; so that means
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
in this way; along these lines; similarly
at least; at most; (even) just
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to pile up; to accumulate
grasp; catch; understanding
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be reflected in a mirror
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
prudence; discretion; thought