multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
order; command; life; destiny; fate
training; drill; practice; discipline
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
classical form of martial art
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
clothing and accessories; attire
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
talented person; clever person
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to anticipate; to foresee
to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be torn off; to come off
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)