operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
riskiness; (level of) danger
one's mental make-up (structure)
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
infant; baby; little child
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
east, west, south and north
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
to be erected; to be built
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
platform on which a structure is built; stylobate; foundation
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
inscription on stone monuments, metal receptacles, etc.; exergue; inscribing
place; situation; position; location
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
greater than ...; bigger ...
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)