depiction; description; portrayal
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
wish; desire; ambition; choice
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
region; limits; stage; level
private citizen; civilian
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
(living on a) pension; annuity
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to get out of bed; to show a leg
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
diligent; hard-working; industrious
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening