to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
handicrafts; hand-crafted goods
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
drama; play; Chinese opera
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
arrogant; haughty; insolent
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour