unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
river surface; surface of a river
exploitation; overuse; abuse
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
to be silent; to hold one's tongue; to contain oneself; to disregard; to ignore; to let pass
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
autonomy; self-control; self-discipline; autonomy (in Kantian ethics)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
one theory; one opinion; another theory
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
great person; eminent figure
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
unique; peculiar; singular
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
something like ...; something called ...
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river