neighbouring house; neighboring house
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
royal prince; crown prince's younger brother
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
interior design; interior; upholstery