Yupian (ancient Chinese dictionary)
(financial) restructuring; converting short-term debt into long-term debt; (corporate) restructuring; downsizing
big rock fight for children on the fifth day of the fifth month (adults also participated during the middle ages)
with time we forget those who have died; out of sight, out of mind; friendships fade with distance
lane line (e.g. on a running track); lane marker
enamel; enamelled metalware (sinks, pots, etc.)
year of the Hare; year of the Rabbit
to make a cutting remark; (lit.) to stab someone with a short blade
last entrant (to a race, market, etc.)
mist net (fine mesh for capturing small birds)
a tax official; a revenue officer
Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997); Teng Hsiao-p'ing
safety reflector; reflector; reflective material
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
transition from one epoch to another; change of era
walls have ears; (lit.) sliding doors have eyes
being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker; smooth-talker
decaffeinated; caffeine-free; uncaffeinated; non-caffeinated
job offer; letter of appointment; appointment letter; notification of appointment
snail's pace; (lit.) ox walk
square fancy cardboard, used for autographs, poetry, etc.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
cornering someone by lying in wait, e.g. for an unexpected interview or photograph; doorstepping; hanging; dangling
diligently; faithfully; without fail; without blundering
to draw in (one's body); to duck (one's head)
shirokuban (paper size of 127x188mm); duodecimo
radical (of a kanji character)
filling in (e.g. between speakers at a meeting, acts at a show); material used to fill in (between speeches at a meeting, etc.); anecdote
removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
flame reaction; flame test; flame coloration test
adopting (novel, etc.) for the theatre (theater)
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase; proverb; saying; quote
fluttering (flag, etc.); flapping; waving
temperature increase; rise in temperature