outsider; someone outside of a group
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
instability; insecurity; crankiness
society; public; community; social studies
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
distinction; differentiation; classification
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
principle; theory; fundamental truth
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
constitutionalism; rule of law; legalism
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
private person; individual
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
permanent; perpetual; lasting
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
superiority complex; sense of superiority
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
villain; baddie; the villain's part
chance (of success); odds
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)