Vocabulary: 都市异闻录
- Kobayashi (Japanese surname)
- expensive; costly
- to raise (price etc)
- character; intrinsic quality (of a person); quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)
- name (of a thing); name (of an organization)
- argot; bandits' secret jargon; malicious words
- shop front
- shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation
- connoisseur; expert; veteran
- silica gel; silicone rubber
- to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together; to match (colors etc); harmonious; concerted
- (idiom) to be a feast for the eyes; to be a cornucopia of delights; to be diverse and abundant
- shelf for goods; shop shelf
- to admire
- character; moral strength; integrity; (coll.) looks; appearance; bearing
- lifelong; all one's life; marriage
- property or cash held in reserve; stock; inventory
- to direct; director (film etc)
- to come to terms; to reach an agreement
- to set (the tone, a target etc); to lay down (the beat)
- (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person); layman; amateur
- (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join; (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
- dress; clothing; costume; clothes; CL:身[shen1]
- small arched door; boudoir; lady's chamber; (fig.) women
- honey
- small side table; coffee table; teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea)
- to check; to verify; to audit; to examine
- to check; to contain; to hold back; to keep within limits; to constrain; to restrain
- walnut; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
- buffoon; clown; ridiculous person
- friendly one-upmanship; to try to emulate
- to meet (by chance); to come across
- to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally.; It feels like we have known each other all along.
- to admit (to membership)
- 吉利 Jí lì: 吉利 Ji2 li4: Geely, Chinese car make吉利 jí lì: 吉利 ji2 li4: auspicious; lucky; propitious
- ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc