long time; long interval; for quite some time
newspaper reporter; print journalist
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
monolith; large slab of rock
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
leading; guiding; commanding
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
summery mountain; mountain that is often climbed in summer
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
difficulty; relative difficulty
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend