store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
negotiations; discussions; connection
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise; faker; huckster
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
carelessly; inattentively
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
several people; a few people
camp stool; folding stool
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
red cloth; red background
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
the other day; lately; recently