when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
indomitable perseverance; invincible fortitude
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
railroad; railway; rail transport
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
mountain stream; mountain torrent
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
company; corporation; workplace
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
Sichuan (province in China); Shu; Shu Han; Shu; kingdom in ancient China (-316 BCE)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
continental; calm; not worried with unimportant details
training; education; development; cultivation
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
distinction; differentiation; classification
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
first Obon following someone's death
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
silk gauze (esp. used in light clothing for high summer)
haori (Japanese formal coat)
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with