with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
talking while standing; standing around talking
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
resourcefulness; adaptability
must not; should not; do not
inappropriate means to a worthy end; expediency
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
but; however; even though; even if
wages; pay; rental payment
like; similar to; same as
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
being too late; losing one's final chance
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
importance; emphasis; stress
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
fields (of rice and other crops)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to return to normal; to recover; to restore
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to return to normal; to recover; to restore
crime; criminal act; offence; offense