friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
to keep (a person) waiting
strength; power; energy; military strength; army; (number of) troops
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
parliamentarian; member of a congress
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to talk; to chat; to chatter
literary world; literary circles
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
nothing but; none other than
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
bright person; talented student; prodigy
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
person of refined tastes; sophisticated person; man of the world; understanding person; man about town
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to write and throw away; to write carelessly; to begin writing then stop part-way through
writing down; taking notes; notes; writings; written examination; written test
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
together with; same; both; all; including ...