round shape; circle; circular form
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
some people; a few people; several people
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
arched ceiling; vaulted ceiling; domed ceiling; circular ceiling
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
piece; fragment; one (object)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official); guard; attendant; aide; statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
participation; joining; entry; adherence
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)