follower; attendant; valet; servant
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
to be profitable; to yield a profit
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
worry; care; consideration
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
but; however; even though; even if
how long; how far; how much
minuteness; one millionth
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
security for a loan; collateral
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
moneylending; moneylender
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
forevermore; for eternity
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
while doing over and over; repeatedly
rice-planting song; rice planters' song
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan