it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)