the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
quotation; citation; reference
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
teahouse that sells fruit (or serves fruitcake, etc.)
cable railway; funicular (railway); cable car
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
endless; boundless; everlasting
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to translate; to interpret
second; second base; second baseman; second (gear); second (time unit); second (in boxing, etc.)
end of war; cessation of hostilities
nice; likeable; desirable
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
tide; current; tendency; trend