sake
(noun) traditional Japanese alcoholic drink made from rice.
qipao
(noun) a straight, close-fitting silk dress with a high neck, short sleeves, and a slit skirt, worn traditionally by Chinese and Indonesian women.
blunt
(adjective) direct; uncompromisingly forthright.
idyllic
(adjective) (especially of a time or place) like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.
solicitous
(adjective) characterized by or showing interest or concern.
magnetism
(noun) the ability to attract and charm people.
sermon
(noun) a long or tedious piece of admonition or reproof; a lecture.
outpost
(noun) a remote part of a country or empire.
benevolent
(adjective) well meaning and kindly.
Mahjong
(noun) a Chinese game played, usually by four people, with 136 or 144 rectangular pieces called tiles. The object is to collect winning sets of these tiles, as in card games such as gin rummy.
Mise-en-scene
motif
(noun) a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition.
typhoon
(noun) a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans.
Telex
(noun) an international system of telegraphy with printed messages transmitted and received by teleprinters using the public telecommunications network.
sesame syrup
(noun) a popular Chinese sweet soup made from black sesame seeds and rice.
brood
(verb) think deeply about something that makes one unhappy.
martial arts
(noun) various sports or skills, mainly of Japanese origin, that originated as forms of self-defense or attack, such as judo, karate, and kendo.
won-ton
(noun) (in Chinese cooking) a small dumpling or roll with a savory filling, often of minced pork, usually eaten boiled in soup.
carve
(verb) cut (a hard material) in order to produce an object, design, or inscription.
era
(noun) a long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic.
