condition; state (of health); appearance
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
shouting in a thunderous voice
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
black terracotta; black soil
fruit(s) and vegetables; produce
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
street stall; stand; booth
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise; faker; huckster
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
camp stool; folding stool
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
the other day; lately; recently
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression