dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
patterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); figured
because; as; since; so; due to
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
return; relapse; recurrence
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
the liver and gall bladder; one's inner being
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
article; item; thing; goods; wares
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
to palm off; to force a sale
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
lowly person; lowliness; I
anything and everything; just about everything
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey