merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to flare up; to burst into flames
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
toil; labor; labour; painstaking piece of work; (a) work involving considerable effort
rule; reign; government; governing
principle; theory; fundamental truth
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
the public; general public
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
the literary world; literary circles
notice; attention; observation
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
article; news story; report; account
miscellanist; miscellaneous writer
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana