the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
something; some kind of; for some reason
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to sit down; to take a seat
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
(unfolded) thin sheet of paper; 200-character writing paper; paper money; note
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
end; close; conclusion; termination
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
calamity; disaster; accident
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
something like ...; something called ...
people; men and women; each person; everybody
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof