law of nature; natural law
history of the Western world
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to write down; to record; to register
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
annotation; explanatory note; comment
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
courage; ardour; high spirits
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
human work; human agency; art; artificiality
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
opportunity; chance; time; occasion