lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
empiricism; judging things from personal experience
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
another kind; distinct species; variety
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
information; experience; knowledge; observation
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
reason; cause; circumstances
modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
10^44; hundred tredecillion
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
that's the way it is; such is life
pioneering; path-breaking; trailblazing
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
good performance; good work; great success
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
image; figure; figure; form; image
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
overwhelming; conquering; dominating; sweeping (the world); swaying
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand