point in common; common feature
connection; link; relationship
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
otherwise; or else; if not
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
successive occurrence; frequent occurrence; succession (of); series
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
list; table; schedule; catalogue; catalog
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
Xinhai Revolution (of China; 1911)
god of death; death deity; Death
aggression; invasion; raid
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to happen to have on hand or in stock
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
heart; guts; nerve; central part
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
elementary school (in Japan; 1886-1941); primary school
interference; intervention; meddling
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
master inventor; king of inventors (e.g. Edison)
electrical engineer; electrician