to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
national holiday; public holiday
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
preparation; arrangements
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
boy; son; baby boy; young man
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
wedded life; married life
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
good feeling; feeling good
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
loveable; very likeable; like very much
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just