skill; workmanship; dexterity; quality
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
situated deep in the mountains
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to build oneself a hermitage
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
an age (ago); a long time (ago); a decade (ago)
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
wretched life; life of misery
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
sweet yuzu-flavoured steamed dumpling
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
mountain hamlet; mountain village
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
will (probably); intend (to do); will
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
unnatural; affected; studied; forced