development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
last century; previous century; ancient times; old times
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
standing close together; bristling (with)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
pink (colour, color); peach
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
produce museum; commercial museum
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
true character; true heart; true spirit
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
triangle; triangular shape
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
innumerable changes; infinite variety
vulgar; coarse; lacking in class
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty
noted product; local specialty
decoration; ornament; trimmings
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to be helpful; to be useful