ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
both; both sides; both parties
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
memory; sense; experience
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
somehow; for some reason or other
question; inquiry; enquiry
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
how many people; a number of people
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
side gate; side door; service entrance
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)