departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
river; stream; River; the ... river
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
foster father; adoptive father
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
everything; anything; nothing
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
dwelling; house; residence; address
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
carriage porch; entranceway; porte cochere
small fence to keep out people and horses
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
directions; instructions; orders; command
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
pale; pallid; bluish-white
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
feeling; sense; impression
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
to throw at; to turn; to raise
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
have to do; must; should; ought to