Vocabulary

tea store

playful; mischievous

to play pranks

chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)

legitimate heir

legitimate child

eldest son's descendants

legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir

confidential letter

direct line of descent; lineage of eldest son; main branch of a family; legitimate lineage

dress length

feeling of clothes

looking slender in clothing

dressing room

to change clothes

incoming (phone) number

payment on delivery; cash on delivery; COD

dressed in a kimono

landing zone

comfortable to wear

among (them); of (them)

to work out a compromise

China and Russia; Sino-Russian

median

inside pocket

Chinese medicine

Chinese medicine

bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)

Central Asia

central committee

centralized planning; centralised planning

central entrance; central exit

centralization of power; centralisation of power

central processing unit; CPU

central government

central breakthrough

centre; center; middle

Central Labor Relations Committee

home and abroad; domestic and foreign

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