standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
fourth day of the month; four days
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
reaching; attaining; arrival
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
interception (email); wiretap; bug
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
several types; several kinds; several species
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
quality (of a product or a service)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
January; first month of the lunar calendar
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
legendary beast; magical beast
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
please (give me); please (do for me)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged