relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
water system; river system; drainage system
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
establishment; settlement
success; prosperity; boom
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
scrap lumber; piece of wood
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
(United States of) America; USA
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
river surface; surface of a river
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
edge of the eaves; house frontage
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
line; queue; procession; matrix
to come and go; to go back and forth
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
colour; color; hue; tints