pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
direct connection; direct link
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
every day and every night
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
direct descent; direct line
former (incumbent); predecessor
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
head; brains; intellect; understanding
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
infancy; childhood; tender age
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266 CE); Cao Wei; Wei (kingdom in China during the Warring States period; 403-225 BCE)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
one cause; one reason; one factor
the last moment; the very end
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
several hours; a few hours
employer's house; master's house
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it