preface; foreword; introduction
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals
point in question (at issue)
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
chief; main; principal; major
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
unique; peculiar; singular
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
because of; owing to; due to
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
literature; books (reference); document
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece; magnum opus; major work
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
novel; original; new; innovative
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously