daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to press oil
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
of course; certainly; naturally
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to try all possible means
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be silent; to say nothing
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
determination; resolution
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
woman; female; feminine gender