China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
feel (of a material); texture
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
feeling; sense; impression
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
that; the matter in question
cooperation; collaboration
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony