text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
one's later years; final years (in life)
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
repentance; confession; penitence
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism; the Nine Chinese Classics
reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it
auditor (Edo period); examiner; inquisitor; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game)
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
work; labor; labour; toil
long day (esp. of spring)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly