methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
prescribed form (of writing); format
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
recuperation; medical treatment
property; fortune; means; assets
capital; funds; seed money; asset
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
literary woman; talented woman
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
(in) the air; midair; sky
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
it's probably so; it stands to reason
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
work; business; company; study
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
mind-set change; changing one's way of thinking; attitude reform
in a day; in a brief space of time
food expenses; cost of one's board
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
supply; provision; service; supply
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
to go broke; to be reduced to poverty; to be driven to destitution
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists