subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to spread; to be propagated
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
community-based; local-based
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
annex; affiliated structure or institute
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
(political) power; authority; influence
financial muscle; economic clout
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
gem; jewel; precious stone
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
listen!; you see; mind you; remember