rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
after that; afterwards; thereafter
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
consequence; outcome; result; blame
story; tale; talk; discussion
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
how; in what way; how about; questionable
in the morning; during the morning
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
imperial court; royal court
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant