unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
title of a book; title of a literary work
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
-less; lacking; non-existing
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
contrivance; to invent; to devise; to think out
given (e.g. conditions); given thing; data; sense datum
if we put this another way; in other words; put differently
Heaven's blessing; gift of nature; natural resources
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
environment; circumstance
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
accumulation; accumulate; store
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
creation; generation; formation; derivation
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
curtain with horizontal stripes
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
aforementioned; above-mentioned; given above; previous
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
southern part; the south (of a region)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize