district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to spread; to be propagated
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to lose one's way; to get lost
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
mountain road; mountain trail
terrain; geographical features; topography
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far