stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
sincere; honest; faithful
moisture; humidity; dampness
red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
standing tree; standing timber
filtration; filtering; percolation
foreign matter; impurities
surface of the earth; ground surface
toxin; poisonous substance
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
small Japanese field mouse (Apodemus argenteus)
Orthros (two-headed dog from Greek mythology)
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
to live through; to survive
distant look; faraway look
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
domestic wastewater; household effluent
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
industrial wastewater; liquid waste from a factory
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
just person; man of justice; righteous person; upright person
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
stickily; gooily; syrupily
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on