theism; god's teachings; Shenism; Chinese folk religion
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
protest; refutation; pleading
improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
logic; reasoning; argument
modesty; humility; being humble
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
to say; to tell; to state; to do
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
curiosity; inquisitiveness
this and that; one thing or another
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
survival; survivor; relic
long time; long interval; for quite some time
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
falling asleep; going to sleep
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep