dissection; autopsy; analysis
indirection; indirectness
but; however; provided that
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
individual; private person; personal; private
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
historic; historical; traditional
social structure; social organization; fabric of society
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
(in Japan) 12th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C sharp)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
change; transition; vicissitudes
rise and fall; ups and downs; waxing and waning; prosperity and decline; vicissitudes
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
innumerable; countless; numberless
novel; original; new; innovative
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
unheard-of; unprecedented
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing