tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
flight; desertion; escape
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to boil strongly; to be excited
street stall; stand; booth
garden lantern; hanging lantern
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
image; figure; figure; form; image
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
(incense) pastille; round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony
scripture; passage from scripture
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)