boor; rustic; country bumpkin; lout
absurd; nonsensical; ridiculous; idiotic; laughable; ludicrous
toxin; poisonous substance
ray (of light); beam; light
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché
totally unexpected result; stunning upset
to compel; to force; to oblige
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
accumulation; accumulate; store
dilettante; person of unusual tastes; person with strange hobbies; person of refined taste; connoisseur
the wrong hands; hands of evil
conservative; regressive; backward-looking; unenterprising
to collect information; to gather knowledge
sense of being the chosen people
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
clearheadedness; sharpness of mind
to take measures; to take steps; to take action; to make a move
snow viewing; snow-scene viewing
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
to encloud; to make dim; to make dull; to tarnish; to obscure; to darken
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
break (from work, etc.); recess
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
pearl oyster (esp. Marten's pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata martensii)
to write down; to record; to register
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
Kailash (sacred mountain in Western Tibet); Kailas; Gang Rinpoche
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy