charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to withstand; to be able to endure
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
quality (of a product or a service)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
technically accomplished; technical; polished
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
grey (gray); gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
how; in what way; circumstances
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
clear; distinct; evident; definite
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
people; citizens; subjects; folk
making practical; making useful; implementing
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
accurate; correct; precise; exact
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry