grandfather; male senior-citizen
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang)
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
attendance; participation; presence
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
personality; style; appearance
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
right in the midst of; right at the height of
supporter; helper; aid provider; patron
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
naked dance; dancing naked; striptease; strip show
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
White Russian emigre; White Russian exile
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to feel sick; to be nauseated
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability