paintings and calligraphic works
porcelain; china; chinaware; ceramics; pottery
how many years; how long; what year
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
just a minute; small quantity
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
near oneself; close to one; familiar
around the clock; day and night
rather; sooner; preferably
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
in that manner; like that
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
desperately; for one's dear life
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
100,000,000; one hundred million
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
buried gold; buried treasure
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to be needed; to be wanted
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
only; merely; but; no more than
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N