that's the way it is; such is life
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
air of luxury; high class feel
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
body; group; party; company; troupe
commodore; brigadier general
future (usually near); prospects
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)