continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to establish; to formulate
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
the people; citizens; the populace
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
decision; determination; resolution
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
debut; initial stage appearance
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
another thing; other things; another man's property
rhyme; lime (tree, fruit) (Citrus aurantifolia); lime (mineral)
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
river; stream; River; the ... river
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
of no interest; not interested
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
shameless; shameless person
to be needed; to be wanted
showing one's face in public; facing another person