8000; eight thousand; many
tender winner; successful bidder; contract awardee
exhibit; article on display
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
Eurasian hazel (Corylus avellana)
mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)
quick work; (clever) feat
slave trade; human trafficking; slave trader
official announcement; proclamation
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
message; informative matter
Minister for Foreign Affairs
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
custom; common practice; habit
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
better than none at all; better than nothing
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
scruffy; unconcerned about one's personal appearance; rough and uncouth vigor (vigour)
auspicious bird (i.e. crane)
abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir); smooth transference of power (responsibility, etc.)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
I wonder if it is not (something, a thing)
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
(shrine) repository or treasure house; (shrine) sanctuary
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread