middle period; medium-term
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
free-standing house; clump (e.g. of trees); group
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
leather strap; thong; leash
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
servant; manservant; menial
garden; trees and flowers in a garden
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
warp; curvature; curve; arch
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
discussion; argument; debate
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
inside pocket; bosom; real intention
to thrust before; to thrust at
chief editor; managing editor; manager; person in charge