continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
river; stream; River; the ... river
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside