sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
long time; long interval; for quite some time
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(Russell) snowplow; track-clearing vehicle; carving a trail through deep snow (by foot when mountaineering)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
name; given name; first name
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
now; the present time; just now; another; more
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
that day; the very same day
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)