Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
women's group; women's association
woman; lady; adult female
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
established practice; custom
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
board or officer's meeting
mutual agreement; understanding; common consent
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
operating expenses; budget
advancing (someone) money; payment on someone's behalf (with the expectation of being reimbursed later)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up