to look down (on); to condescend (to)
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
round shape; circle; circular form
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
falling over; toppling sideways
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to become summerly; to become like summer
level ground; plain; flatland
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
presumption; assumption; estimation
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to stand all around (e.g. bamboo, pines, pampas grass)
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
(navigable) canal; waterway
principal; main; important; fashionable