to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
ceramics painting; porcelain painting; painting on china
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
Chinese goods; imported goods; (arch.) secondhand goods; (arch.) old furniture
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
go that far; to that extent
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
dyeing; printing; blue and white ceramics (china, porcelain)
(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
residents of the capital; townsfolk
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
weave; weaving; woven item
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
refined taste; elegant pursuits
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least