nageire; free-style flower arrangement
government housing for officials
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
direct control; direct supervision
adviser; advisor; consultant
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
worry; mental agony; heartache
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
party-internal; within the party
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
perversity; cantankerous; eccentric
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
certain; definite; clear; credible
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
social status; social position
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to differ; to vary; to disagree
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular