to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
science and technology; scientific technique
import; importation; introduction; afferent
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
reason; cause; circumstances
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
(one) could even say that
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be silent; to say nothing
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
dignity; majesty; sanctity
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
beyond that point; after that
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
in unison; as one; united
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
ago; since; before; previous