black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
instant; moment; for an instant
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
several times (as large, over)
ardent; passionate; vehement
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
pressure; oppression; suppression
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
although I say; although one might say; although called
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; to govern; to manage; to control
in one's own way or style
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
courteous; decorous; polite
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best