(not so) much; (not) very
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
(not) even once; (not) ever
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
strong nation; powerful country
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
question; inquiry; enquiry
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
that's the way it is; such is life
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy