turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
reason; cause; circumstances
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
time around sunset; early evening
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be erected; to be built
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
such ... as; or some such
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
each house; every house; many houses
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
bungalow; one-story house
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday