to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
entry; approach; penetration
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
sattva (being); bodhisattva
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to follow; to conform; to apply to
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
wood-block printing; publication
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
chronological order; time series
from the viewpoint of; according to
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
original story; original version; this volume
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)