contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
official name; formal name
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
complete collection; large collection; complete works
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
compilation; editing; recording
list; table; schedule; catalogue; catalog
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
heading; headline; index; headword
development; exploitation
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
honor; honour; credit; prestige
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
name; given name; first name
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
of no interest; not interested
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
registration; accession; register; entry; record
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
protest; refutation; pleading
modesty; humility; being humble
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it