if it is not ...; if it does not ...
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
until now; so far; up to the present
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
at that time; in those days
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
dated; date; fixed; external
buttocks of a horse being ridden or followed; blind imitation
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
smoothly; easily; readily
Japanese person; Japanese people
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful