underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
but; however; provided that
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
entry (into a library, museum, etc.); entering
mechanism; organization; organisation
influence; clout; leverage
imagination; supposition; guess
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary