domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
scilla (plant); Syrah (wine grape variety)
Grenache (wine grape variety)
Mourvèdre (wine grape variety)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
three kinds; three varieties
general manager; GM; guided missile; genetically modified; GM
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
accept one who comes to you
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
wireless local area network; wireless LAN; WLAN
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
match (to light fire with)
small fraction; small proportion
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
custom; practice; convention; precedent
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
somehow; for some reason or other
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch