present (brought by a visitor); gift
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware
meter (in Chinese poetry); consistency
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to approach; to draw near
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
decorum; propriety; politeness
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to say; to be called; to do
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
tall figure; high stature
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection