surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
second (unit of time); arc second
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
(electric) torch; flashlight
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggybacking; (arch.) last; (arch.) end
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
subscription; contribution
consists of; comprises; is made up of
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
silence; stillness; quietness
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
in deep black; in jet black
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow