reasoning; logic; persuasion
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
comparatively; relatively
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
originally; by nature; from the start
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
origin of a character; composition of a Chinese character; Chinese character from which a kana character is derived
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
seal-engraving style (of writing Chinese characters); seal script
character style; character form
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
both hands; both arms; ten
spine; backbone; spinal column
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
body; physical system; (the) person
number one; first; best; most; game; round
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress