loveable; very likeable; like very much
rosegold pussy willow (Salix gracilistyla)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
individual; private person; personal; private
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
barber; barbershop; barber shop
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to accompany; to go with; to go together
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to repaint; to paint again
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
care; precaution; guarding; caution
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
without permission; without notice
to set up shop; to open a store
registered mail; registered post; registration (of mail); (putting on) record; writing down; noting down
while; during (the time when)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
first generation; founder
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)