formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
second grade; medium quality; average; middle class; secondary grade
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
acquaintance; appreciative friend
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
compartment (of a train); interior (of a car)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
continuation; succession; series
kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
(idle) ease; idleness; leisureliness
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
civilized person; civilized people
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
upper half of the body; upper body
handy; convenient; simple; narrow-gauge railway; light railway
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
tobacco container (esp. a tobacco pouch)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
small piece; fragment; bit
small piece (e.g. of cloth)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
bags and purses (handbags)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
felt hat; fedora; stopping in the middle; being interrupted in the middle; prematurely going soft during intercourse
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown