proper; appropriate; due; suitable
moral influence; moral education
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
absolute basics; very rudiments
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
closing time; lockup; curfew
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
history of a nation; Japanese history
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
Zuo zhuan (c. 4th century BC); The Zuo Tradition; The Commentary of Zuo
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
Shiji; Shih-chi; The Historical Records (ancient Chinese historical record)
Chinese book; book written in Chinese
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
representative; exemplary; model
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
having a crush on someone; flushing
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book