slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
fermented Chinese alcoholic beverage (esp. Shaoxing wine); old alcohol
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
long (time); protracted; prolonged
Zhejiang Province (China)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
control; management; supervision
black pepper (Piper nigrum)
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.); the curtain rises; to start (of a play); to start (of an event, campaign, etc.); to begin
medical book; medical text
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
Japanese name (esp. for a plant or animal)
public storehouse used to store grain or valuables collected for taxation (ritsuryō system)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need