superstition; superstitious belief
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
there is a great difference between being told about something and actually seeing it with your own eyes
lying face down; upside down; prone
decision; determination; resolution
being sick and tired (of); being fed up (with); having one's fill (of)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
elder sister; effeminate man
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
counter for things inside a bag
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
source of river; fountainhead
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to become better; to improve
one by one; one each; one at a time
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet