experiment; experimentation
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
slope; slanting surface; bevel
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
quantitative; concerning the quantity
difference; variation; difference
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
difference; discrepancy; variation
difference; disparity; gap
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
one large ...; a great ...
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
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)
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
square (of a number); multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room