silverware; silver tableware
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
company president; manager; director
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
river; stream; River; the ... river
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
meaning; significance; sense
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production