reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
reality; actuality; hard fact
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
danger; peril; hazard; risk
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
senior high school student
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
rather; better; instead; if anything
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
results; record; grades; marks
natural; intrinsic; from birth
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
in one's own way or style
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
even though; despite; when
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)