permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to pull one's hair back into a bun
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
feminine; womanly; female
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(social) position; status
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
death rate; mortality rate
examination (exam) questions; questions for an examination
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
study; diligence; discount; reduction
library (usu. single-room); small library
large dictionary; comprehensive dictionary; unabridged dictionary
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
to concern; to be related
free (of charge); gratuitous
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
approval; license; licence; permission
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
sampling (i.e. as a survey method)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)