cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
investigation; study; research
pre-existing; already there; conventional
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
incidental; ancillary; accessory; secondary; collateral
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's abilities
forthcoming publication; to be published soon; coming soon; recent publication
complete works; complete collection; complete series
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
alteration; falsification; faking
to pry; to prize; to prise
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter; book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.); Japanese book; national literature (of Japan)
series (of publications); library (set of books)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
excessive; too much; unreasonable
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
transcription; copying; handwriting (as a school subject); penmanship
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
one's own account (of something); account one got (heard) from somebody at first hand