stronghold; citadel; headquarters
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
noted product; local specialty
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
good performance; good work; great success
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
splendid work; masterpiece
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to be fated to; be linked by fate
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
smell of something rotten; rotten smell