Jakarta; Java; potato (Solanum tuberosum); striped fabric imported from Java (often cotton, sometimes mixed with silk)
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to be widely known; to be famous
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
daily food; regular diet; staple food
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
side dish; supplementary food
technique; art; skill; move
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
admiration; praise; prizing; appreciation
fee; charge; rate; material
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to head home; to leave for home
foreign; abroad; overseas
colonization; colonisation
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
armed might; military power; the sword; force
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
long (time); protracted; prolonged
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
practical; realistic; pragmatic
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)