a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to be accustomed to reading
writing; composition; essay; sentence
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
with a click; with a snap
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
outline; summary; argument
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing