in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
spring water; clear (pure) water
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
neat and clean; tidy; trim
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to come and go; to go back and forth
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
around the world; throughout the world
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
playful; sportive; pleasure-seeking; pleasure seeker; playful person
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
caller; visitor; company; guest
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience