Vocabulary

to manage; to deal with; to cope with

cotton production

disobeying the emperor's order

to congratulate; to celebrate

to eat; to drink

to present; to offer; to give

to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to reject

to sink; to go down; to set

to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to consider

to imitate; to copy; to mock; to replace; to model after

to be hard pressed; to be at a loss

to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to discontinue

to come to (in the end); to end in

to imitate; to copy; to mimic

to leave (a mark, trace, etc.); to print; to stamp

to die

to inspect; to examine; to check

to consult (someone); to talk something over

to drive (e.g. horse, carriage)

easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable

to wed; to be married

to prove; to verify

to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out

to crown; to cap

to distribute; to arrange; to allot (to a position of authority, etc.)

to intensify

to take fish, etc.

to punish (esp. with death)

to bear (a child); to be born

to grow (of moss, grass, etc.); to sprout; to appear

to bathe

to have diarrhea

seeming very ...; just like ...

being ...

number of days spent in hospital

to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply

favourite musical instrument, utensil, etc.

an offering of tea and hot water made to Buddha or the spirit of the deceased

to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony

stylization; conventionalization; standardization; formalization