to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
material; substance; matter
law of nature; natural law
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
as; because; with; due to
that is to say; so that means
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to have meaning; to be meaningful
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
globalization; globalisation
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to come and go; to go back and forth
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to differ; to vary; to disagree
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
curiosity; inquisitiveness
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
inside one's heart; in one's mind
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
comparatively; relatively
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to refer to; to use as reference
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence