justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
though; notwithstanding; although
freely; frankly; without reserve
to begin talking; to open up
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
originally; by nature; from the start
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
verbal promise; one's word
museum; reference library; archive; record office
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for