cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
time; season; period; phase; stage
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
traditional; conventional
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
festival; feast; carnival
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
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.)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs
very interesting; of great interest
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result