coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
roof boards; ceiling; back board (furniture)
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
human kindness; human weakness
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
hidden room; secret chamber
to blow in the opposite direction; to revive
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
counter for chairs or seats
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
stirring; slight movement
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
patriarch; head of a family
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
head house (family); birthplace; originator
public works; public-works projects; public utilities