talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
visual area (of the brain); visual cortex
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
knowledge; information; opinion; view
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
general; popular; common; typical
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
function; facility; faculty; feature
discovery; detection; finding
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
pointing out; identification
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
progress; advance; improvement; development
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
beginning of the world; creation
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
to blaze; to burn brightly