hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
most part; greater part; majority
being settled; coming to a conclusion
undivided attention; concentration
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
somehow; for some reason (or other); why
deceased father; late father
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
in person; personally; directly
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
prime of one's working life
to take away; to carry off
(large) house; residence; mansion
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
filial duties; devotion to one's parents
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
financial power; financial means; wealth
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
segment; slice; section; intercept
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to become clear; to be made public
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP