perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
Lunar New Year; Chinese New Year; Spring Festival
anniversary of founding (of PRC); national celebration time
long holiday (consisting of one or two weekends and multiple public holidays; esp. Golden Week)
lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
tourist; traveler; traveller; visitor
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
decrease; reduction; decline
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
tendency; trend; inclination
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
(circular) tour; round trip; excursion
period of time; time slot; time zone
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
7th day of the month; seven days
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength