tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
Shangri La (from Lost Horizon, 1933 novel by James Hilton); Shangri-La
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to state; to express; to mention
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
medical care; medical treatment
organically produced vegetables
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
national border; provincial border
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
new moon; first day of the lunar month; (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
even if; even though; however; no matter how
age of the Moon; number of days since the new moon; age in months (esp. of an infant)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
light and darkness; light and shade
top of the head; crown of the head
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
it is I who should say so