to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
hometown; rural township (of China)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to gather; to collect; to assemble
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
isolation; being alone; being friendless
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
all together; in a body; en masse; all alike
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
hello; good day; good afternoon