minority group (party); minority
it's been a long time; long time no see
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
(full-length) novel; long novel
personal; individual; private
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
finger marks; dirt from the hands
impression given by a painting or image
traditional; conventional
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
seasoning; flavour; flavor
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
beginning; clue; starting point
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
society; the world; the times
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
cooperation; collaboration
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
large number (of); many; majority
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want