talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
wizardry; secret of immortality
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
course; route; path; process; means
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
overlooking; turning a blind eye
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
birth; creation; formation
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
good-for-nothing; worthless
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
literature; books (reference); document
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part