escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to get between; to be caught in
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
tradition; legend; folklore
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
hometown; rural township (of China)
middle period; medium-term
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
village; hamlet; settlement
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
coincident with; while; simultaneously
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
unique; peculiar; singular
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
when it comes to; concerning
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
occupational ability; function; role
people; men and women; each person; everybody
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life