to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
to lean against; to set against
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
newspaper story (article, account)
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
illustration (e.g. book); picture
again (and again); once again; yet again
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
heading; headline; index; headword
to talk to oneself; to mutter
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in