consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
small western mirror with mercury added to the glass (Edo period)
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to grow; to develop; to grow up
phantom; vision; illusion
outside world; physical world
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
one's native language; one's mother tongue
trusting too much; overestimating ability
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
taste; liking; preference
scholarship; scientific attainments
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to press a question; to cross-examine
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship