to invite in; to usher in
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
sign; indication; omen; symptom
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
the other day; a few days ago
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
formal; orthodox; in earnest
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
surroundings; circumference
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
something like ...; something called ...
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first