(written) work; book; writings
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; (lit.) Great European War
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
regarding highly; attaching importance to
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
bureau director; office chief
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
pest extermination; pest control
killing two birds with one stone
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
hills and fields; countryside
convenient; handy; useful
hope; white hope; person of promise
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
place; room; margin; scope
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
hornet larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps); bee larva
everywhere; all over; throughout
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
preserved food boiled in soy
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
agricultural community; farm village; rural
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty