previous engagement; prior contract
business trip; official trip
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
permit (to pass, enter, etc.); pass
bargaining; negotiation; turning one's body to the left or right and standing (when leaving the presence of nobility, etc.); sailing close-hauled; sailing on a close reach
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
Chinese person; (arch.) foreigner
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
thick (esp. of muscles, wood, leaves, etc.)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
honest person; conscientious person
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
walking heavily; lumbering
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
upstart; mushroom millionaire
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
one end; an end; part; fragment
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
plump; with a thud; heavily
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
(open) a little; slightly; narrowly; (cut) finely; thinly