house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
really; truly; indeed; good grief
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
writing (e.g. as a profession)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
all present; all concerned; all of us
Nanjing; Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
refinement; elegance; grace
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal