what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
news; word; tidings; omen
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to serve; to work for; to attend
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
like this; this sort; this way
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
business trip; official trip
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to laugh away; to laugh off
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to set (sun); to become dark
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
now; the present time; just now; another; more
country; territory; domain; realm
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
river; stream; River; the ... river
by means of; due to; because of; according to
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle