sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
image; figure; figure; form; image
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
look!; there!; here!; that is
corridor; hallway; passageway
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
pleasant feeling; good feeling
inside; interior; inner part
Khar'kov; Kharkov (Russia); Kharikov
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
weakening; emaciation; decline
girl; young (unmarried) woman
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
prohibition; ban; embargo
living thing; organism; creature; biology
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount