manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
trouble; bother; annoyance
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying