or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
desolate field; withered field
summer fires and winter fans; useless things
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
one day; (on) a certain day
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
solid; substantial; substantive
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
long; drawn-out; very long
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to go out and away; to leave
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to follow another's example