announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
distinction; differentiation; classification
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
great swordsman; master fencer
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
too much; excessively; too
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
outline; summary; argument
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)