costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
principal occupation; core business
tattoo artist; tattooist; engraver; carver; sculptor
workshop; studio; atelier
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
hair on the back of one's head
gentle; mild; meek; tender
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
responsibility; duty; obligation
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
for one's true nature to come out
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
counter for wheels and flowers
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial