ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
information technology; IT
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
one's real father; natural father; biological father
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
the lower classes; the common people
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
legend; folklore; tradition
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
the same kind; accomplice; partner
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
so; therefore; and; (and) then
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
self-torturing; masochistic
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy