Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
retirement ceremony of a wrestler where his top-knot is cut
controlled society; regulated society
life-prolonging treatment
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
in the background; not standing out
creation; founding; initiating
complications (in an illness)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
array; muster; line-up; full force
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
first-aid; emergency (aid)
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
not understanding; not knowing
to understand (each other); to comprehend
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
patient's condition; pathology
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction