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reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)

3

life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

1

researcher

1

curiosity; inquisitiveness

2

to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle

1

lizard

4

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

1

both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

1

surroundings; circumference

2

variant; successor model

1

to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on

2

generous; unstinting

1

cannot possibly be

2

primitive; original

1

cellar; cave; hole in the ground

1

poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

1

spare time; free time; leisure time

2

habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

3

torture

1

reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground

1

native people; aboriginal; indigenous people

3

wisdom; intelligence; sagacity

1

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

2

secret technique; secret art

4

(religious) piety; faith; devotion

3

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

1

to take a breath; to take a short rest

1

all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost

2

left side; left-hand side

1

suicide bomb attack

1

slight; little; insignificant

1

inverse proportion

1

transcendence; transcendency

1

bright red; crimson lotus flower

3

every second

1

big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity

1

freezing; freezing over

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

2

frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair

1

thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time

4

prayer; supplication

3

offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering

1

(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

1

to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money

2

irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating

1

to change direction

1

-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)

4

fresh snow; new snow

1

to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage

1

what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)

2