(very) patient; persevering
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
even if not; even without
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
finish; completion; the end
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
to get help; to enlist aid
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
complete book; complete set; treatise
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
to rank next to; to come after
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
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 (ritsuryo system)
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
many; a lot; much; multitude
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend