historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
foreword to a collection of poems; preface; explanatory notes; captions
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
outline; summary; gist; basic points
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
beginning; clue; starting point
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
outside of one's area of expertise
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
to understand from experience
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to change the position of
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
cooperation; collaboration
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty