stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to cease; to stop; to be over
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
periodic; regular; routine
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
and so; therefore; for that reason
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
general; popular; common; typical
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
suited figure; person in a suit
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
though; notwithstanding; although
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct