layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
commuting to school; school commute
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)