current value; price; market value
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
public debt; public bond; government securities
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
tool; implement; means; furniture
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
river; stream; River; the ... river
going to the hospital for regular treatment
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
as far as the eye can see
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
casting; cast-metal object
alley; alleyway; bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
one's early days; little while
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
on the way back; when about to go back