to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
general idea; concept; notion
way; method; means; resource; course
to continue to do; to persist in doing
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
in all parts of the world; in all countries; anywhere in the world; both in the Occident and the Orient
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to be entwined; to be involved
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
going straight on; going straight ahead
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
headquarters; head office; main office
as (for); for; in the capacity of
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)