porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
very interesting; of great interest
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
dispersing; breaking up; running away
houses and inhabitants; population
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
multiplication table; times table
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
pre-war days; before the war
negotiations; discussions; connection
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
international; diplomatic intercourse
association; society; organization; organisation
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
extermination; annihilation
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
consensus; collective will; collective opinion