to stop walking; to pause
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
(some) more; even more; longer; further
7th in rank; seventh sign of the Chinese calendar
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
branch (of an institution); branch hospital; branch temple
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
invitation; introduction; temptation
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to feel; to sense; to experience
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
(hand) towel; handkerchief
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about