demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to pose a riddle; to hint (at); to drop a hint
to talk; to chat; to chatter
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
abuse; misuse; taking advantage of
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
not limited to; not just ...
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
origin; beginning; source; rise
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
study of natural laws; branch of neo-Confusianist scholarship
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to manage; to dispose of; to carry through; to distinguish; to discriminate
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
expert (technical) knowledge; expertise
to need; to demand; to take; to require
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
individual; private person; personal; private
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
product; produce; result; fruit
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
unless (you do something)