ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
the Big Three (countries)
indicate reason; infers some protest
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
dozens; scores of; decades
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
wherein; therein; thereinto
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
three; three years of age
I see; that's right; indeed
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
understood; I see; OK; present; here
inspection; examination; check
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
welcome!; nice to see you!
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to talk; to chat; to chatter
way (of doing); manner; method; means
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead