hometown; rural township (of China)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
The Tempest (play by Shakespeare, sonata by Beethoven)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
to gather; to collect; to assemble
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
participation; joining; entry; adherence
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough