eastern side house (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
to live; to reside; to inhabit
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
exemption; exoneration; discharge
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
writing pressure; pen pressure; strength of a brushstroke
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
need for approval; desire for recognition; esteem needs
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
noisy; confused; uproarious
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
both armies; both teams; both sides
another thing; exception; special case
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
proper; right; reasonable
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
connection; link; relationship
to lose (a chance); to miss; to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
parent lottery (i.e. not being able to choose one's parents); one's circumstances or prospects in life being determined by one's parents
locomotive; (train) engine