workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
flour; meal; powder; dust
loess; yellow ochre; yellow ocher; (arch.) Hades; (arch.) hell
prehistoric era; prehistoric times; prehistory
cinnabar; cinnabarite; cinnabar lacquer; cinnabar lacquerware
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
supply; provision; raising; procurement
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
papermaking; paper-making; paper making
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to read (a book, etc.) over again
regular matches in an official tournament
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
practice; practising; experience
writing; composition; essay; sentence
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
finish; end; completion; result
rough sketch; design; cartoon
furious facial expression
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
(printing) block; woodcut
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to add (e.g. a postscript)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die