when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
decline and fall; ruin; downfall; collapse
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
expatiation; enlargement (e.g. on a point); elaboration; clear explanation; paraphrasing
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 (ritsuryō system)
common factor; common divisor
connection; link; relationship
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
strange; rare; novel; curious
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
oud (lute-like instrument of Arab and Turkish origin)
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
unthinkable; unimaginable; inconceivable; unclassifiable; never dreamt of
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons