to burn aromatherapy oils; to diffuse aromatherapy oils
to finish ...; to do ... completely
photo exhibition; exhibition of photographs; photograph exhibition; photographic exhibition
Virgo (constellation); the Virgin
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
I don't need it; I don't want it
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
simply; merely; only; solely
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
winter vacation; winter holidays
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
transcendence; excellence; superiority
how long; how far; how much