scene; spectacle; sight; view
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
uni-; single; unitary; sole
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
beyond this point; from now on; after this
how long; how much; to what extent
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
workshop; studio; atelier
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
individual differences; personal equation
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
staring at; scrutinizing; scrutinising
hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
short short (story); flash fiction
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
using as an intermediary; through