water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo
thick red ink (used for signature seals); red ink pad; vermillion ink; cinnabar ink
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
look; glance; (at first) sight
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
store interior; inside of a shop
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
character style; character form
brick (used in Chinese-style buildings)
dry riverbed; river beach
for use of customers or guests
three; three years of age
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
right of center (politically); right-leaning; tending to the right
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
person of letters; literary person
study; library; den; home office; reading room
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
place where one works; construction site; working area
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent