gem; jewel; precious stone
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
beginning; outset; first; onset
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
what do you want?; can I help you?
you (plural); all of you; you all
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
nothing but; none other than
this for sure; certainly is
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
right side; right-hand side
left side; left-hand side
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(not so) much; (not) very
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
feigned; pretending (not to know)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
(made of) stone; stone-built
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
aging; wearing out; deterioration
front; frontage; facade; main