mulberry field; mulberry plantation
change from spring to summer
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
dialect; language of the common people; colloquial language; slang
hundred days; lengthy time
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
fallen ears (of grain); gleanings
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
residence; abode; dwelling
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
independence; self-reliance
evil or corrupt or abusive practice
by both oneself and others
to emphasize; to attach importance to
secretly; covertly; tacitly
ready-made; common-law (wife)
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers