general (variety) store (shop)
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
store interior; inside of a shop
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
mainland China; China proper
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to offer for sale; to put on the market
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
journal; magazine; periodical
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to try all possible means
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)