force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
foreign; abroad; overseas
actor; actress; player; performer
to need; to call for; to require
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
Northern Wei dynasty (of China; 386-535)
on the occasion of; at the time of
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; coming to the imperial court (of an envoy, emissary, etc.)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
territory; domain; dominion; possession
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
when it becomes; when it comes to
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
dining table; a dish (type of food)
Indian cuisine; Indian cooking; Indian food
men and women; the whole town
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
terra-cotta figure (in Qin dynasty tombs in China)
clay doll; clay figure; clay figurine
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
capable; able; talented; promising
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
Chinese person; (arch.) foreigner
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
outside the country; abroad
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
bath at a temple for the poor, sick and prisoners