sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
character; disposition; spirit; temperament
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
country-bred; raised in the country
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
the good fortune to have been born male
finishing early (e.g. work, a game); entering elementary school a year earlier than others
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
daguerreotype; daguerrotype
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
exposure; sensitization; sensitisation
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
ability; performance; efficiency
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
successively; one after another
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
opening a business; opening a practice
photography; photographic art
nth district of a town; nth city block
branch office; branch store
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup