worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
essence; true nature; substance; reality
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
Mitsuse Ryu (SF novelist)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
reading matter; reading material
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
meaning; significance; sense
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
literary criticism or theory
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite