signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
seat at a table; place at a table
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
counter seat; seat at the counter
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
large build; large pattern
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk