interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
patriarch; head of a family
in its entirety; whole; wholly
funny story; funny anecdote
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
occasional; infrequent; rare
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
inhabitants of the main island; native inhabitants of Taiwan (in contrast to Japanese colonists)
to compete with; to vie for
to be hairy (of a person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (of vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (of a person); to be dull
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
immediate ruling; immediate decision; deciding for oneself; direct ruling; direct judgement
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
left side; left-hand side
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
(distinction of) sex; gender
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
looks; features; (personal) appearance
flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly; rankness (of weeds)
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
intellectuals; intelligentsia; educated class
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
to fall ill; to be taken ill
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal