a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
professor; teaching; instruction
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
Schumann; Schuman; Shooman; Shuman
experiment; experimentation
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
general idea; concept; notion
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
state; condition; situation; terms
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
superstition; superstitious belief
(black) magic; witchcraft; sorcery
Taoist teachings; Taoist arts; path to becoming an immortal
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
genuine article; real thing; real deal
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
succession; accession; inheritance
training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement