electric water boiler; thermo pot; hot water dispenser
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
journal; magazine; periodical
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to take; to catch; to capture
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
abundant harvest; bumper crop
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
uncanny valley (hypothesis about humanoid robots)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
generation; the world; the age
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
confidentiality; nondisclosure
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
January; first month of the lunar calendar
hard to get; hard to come by
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
finding employment; getting a job
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
enterprise; business; company; corporation
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
neglecting; leaving alone
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology