young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
neighbourhood; neighborhood
festival; feast; carnival
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
telescope (variety of goldfish); telescope eye; demekin
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very