preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to taste; to try (food or drink)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
several years; a few years
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in