to be formal; to be ceremonious; to stand on ceremony
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
needing care (of a person); needing to be looked after; troublesome; annoying; difficult
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
attendant; valet; servant; follower
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving
brand-new article; new item
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
wedded life; married life
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
training; education; cultivation; making pottery and casting metal
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
nervousness; oversensitivity
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
lecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
Ministry of Works (Tang dynasty China)
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
power of conception; conceptual ability
throughput; processing power
administrative ability; managerial ability; ability to manage; administrative capacity
post; official position; managerial position; executive position