company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
goodwill ambassador; friendship ambassador
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
royal capital; imperial capital
drunken driving; driving while intoxicated; drinking and driving
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
reopening; resumption; restarting
all present; all concerned; all of us
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
generation (e.g. power); sending a telegram; telegraphing
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to paint (draw) a picture
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
future (usually near); prospects
student (esp. a university student)
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
construction; architecture (of buildings)
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
study; diligence; discount; reduction
many; much; plenty; hardly
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
I see; that's right; indeed