autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
transactions; dealings; business
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
one's own work; making by oneself
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to relax; to feel at home
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
besides; in addition; also; moreover
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be expensive; to be costly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be able to manage somehow or another
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
chapter one; first chapter