Meanings

registered architect with a license for wood construction

Fujian Province (China)

construction materials

Hokkien (language)

building construction

one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds)

reconstructive operation

reconstructive surgery

don't act all high and mighty just because you don't drink

postmodern architecture

modernist architecture

foreign currency-denominated insurance

pseudo-Western architecture (of Meiji-period Japan)

feudal state

illegal construction

application for building confirmation

building officer (responsible for issuing building certifications, etc.)

existing nonconforming building

architectural firm

obligation to use a specific building firm to build a house on a bought plot of land