criticism; critique; review; commentary
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
criticism; commentary; review
nature; property; disposition
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
start; beginning; first step; clue
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
direct import; direct importation
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
our country; our land; one's own country
preface; foreword; introduction
hometown; rural township (of China)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
innumerable; countless; numberless
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
mountain folk; hermit; mountain wizard; word used as part of a pseudonym by artists, writers, etc.
tradition; legend; folklore
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
level ground; plain; flatland
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter