sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
otherwise; if not; or else
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
excessive drinking and eating; overeating and overdrinking
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
each; (arch.) you (plural)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
like this; this sort; this way
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
patient; unhurried; leisurely
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather