hills and fields; countryside
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
everyone at once; everyone together
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to become frayed; to become loose
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to become dim; to become blurred
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
history; pedigree; lineage
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)