creak; squeak; rasping sound
whole family; all the members of one's family
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
Nanjing; Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
each time it happens; at all such times
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that is to say; so that means
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
with these words; while saying
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
to become decrepit and ugly with age
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
calamity; misfortune; disaster
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
interior; inside; internal
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
surrounding country; neighboring villages
sravaka (disciple of Buddha); adherent of Hinayana Buddhism
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
police; police officer; police station
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)