door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
plate; illustration; figure
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
living in a housing complex
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
industrialization; industrialisation; establishing a production system; putting something into production
standardization; standardisation
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
indigenous language; local language; vernacular; native tongue
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
different culture; foreign culture
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
participation; taking part; consultant; councillor; adviser
please; somehow or other; one way or another
in order; sequential; seriatim