triangle; triangular shape
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to be softened; to calm down
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
light color; light colour
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to increase in value; to gain prestige
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
well-known; noted; celebrated
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
birth; creation; formation
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
riparian works; flood-control works
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
supreme leader; ultimate leader
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
based on; built on; made from
racial or national characteristics
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown