disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
price; cost; value; worth; value
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
as (for); for; in the capacity of
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
in every way; in every aspect; from every angle
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
only; merely; but; no more than
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
spider's thread; spider silk
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
bright person; talented student; prodigy
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
original author (of a work)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)