street gossips and idle rumors
multiple choice (e.g. question)
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
trees and stones; unfeeling person
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
erudition; extensive learning
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
sequel; later development
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
overanxiety; needless worry
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
unspecified large number (of people)
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
spring break; spring vacation
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to have an idea; to have a clue
to paint (draw) a picture
annual (plant); first-year student
(committee) chairman; president
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
right beside; close to; nearby