good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
thought; consideration; thinking
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
shyness; bashfulness; shame
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
scale; scope; plan; structure
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
not limited to; not just ...
to concern; to be related
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
beginning; outset; first; onset
to show up; to appear; to turn up
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
living up to one's reputation
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
disorder; disturbance; unrest
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
button (clothing); push-button
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade