coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
money-making; earning money
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
demonstration; parade; show of strength
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
that kind; competition; match
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
pitch dark; total darkness
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
competing; competition; auction
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
small grain; small stature or ability
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
small; fine; detailed; stingy
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story