book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
hidden meaning; symbolism; moral
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child
reason for being; raison d'être
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material