for the first time in one's life
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
three; three years of age
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
company; corporation; workplace
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
one's share; one's portion
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
since then; from that time; ever since
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
(present) head of a family
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
to speak; to hear a voice
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such