poor piece of writing; my poor writing
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
book; volume; this; present; main; head
this world; this life; world of the living
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
how long; how far; how much
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to thrust down; to push off
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to be betrayed by a trusted follower
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice