towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
after that; afterwards; thereafter
number one; first; best; most; game; round
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
ago; since; before; previous
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
at that time; in those days
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
for example; for instance; e.g.
story; tale; talk; discussion
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
originally; by nature; from the start
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
indeed; really; truly; very much
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)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness