formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to dance; to perform dance steps
high-quality goods; luxury item
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
number of times; frequency; count
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down