dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
liquid crystal television
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to move (house); to change residence
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to make a speech; to address
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
appearing with one's (full) name; showing one's name (on a nameplate, etc.)
superior; superiors; senior
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
as you see; as you can see
to some extent; to a certain extent
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
right in the center (centre)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show