association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
springwear; New Year's clothes
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to be dismissed; to be discharged; to be fired
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
hardships of poverty; serious poverty
to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
party-internal; within the party
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
satin with raised figures
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
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