creation; Creation (by God)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
naivete; simplicity; innocence
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
how many years; how long; what year
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to finish reading; to read through
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
difficult problem; challenge
main southern gate (of a temple, castle town, etc.)
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
way of talking; speaking style
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to push away; to push aside; to shove
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
foreign matter; impurities
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character