handmade object; craftwork; handmade
to iron; to do the ironing
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
high-quality goods; choice goods
stingy; cheap; very frugal
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
long ago; previous; of a former age
major subject; special study
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
research funds (expenses)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
competent; suitable; qualified
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
counter for generations; epoch
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
large amount of money; great cost
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
fifth day of the month; five days
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
two classes; double; two sets
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
festival merrymaking; revelry
every evening; night after night
each place; various places
way; course; the only way