sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
beginning; outset; first; onset
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
conviction; belief; confidence
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
by myself; in person; by oneself
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to happen to meet; to come across
one thin flat object; one sheet
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
loins; hips; pelvic region; waist
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)