feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
author; writer; novelist; artist
depravity; corruption; degradation
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
several years; a few years
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
adverse circumstances; adversity
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
study; research; investigation
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized