folding into four; quarto
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
troupe; theatrical company
to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to
right to know; right to access information
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
custom; habit; customary practice
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
talk; conversation; dialogue
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to think too much; to be over-concerned
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
base (military, expedition, etc.)
Idu (archaic writing system that uses Chinese characters to represent the Korean language)
this family; we; this house
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
this for sure; certainly is
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
drama; play; powerful drug
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough