charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
single word; a few words; brief comment
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
to cast; to mint; to coin
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
cowrie (esp. the chocolate cowrie, Mauritia mauritiana); cowry
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
gem; jewel; precious stone
brightness; splendour; splendor
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
state of mind; mentality; psychology
root; source; origin; cause
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest