great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
shellfish; seashell; shell
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
light; faint; pale; fleeting
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
terrain; geographical features; topography
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
first generation; founder
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
round shape; circle; circular form
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
naked eye; the physical eye
wooden building; wooden architecture
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
opening fully; full throttle; full power
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
place; situation; position; location
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
memory; sense; experience
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to walk; to move forward; to make progress