smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
indescribable; having no way to express
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
otherwise; or else; if not
to subsist; to keep on living
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
exactly as stated; verbatim
elder brother; my dear brother
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
adopted daughter; foster daughter
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
godparents; foster parents
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
landowner; landlord; landlady
one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
one day; (on) a certain day
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
entering a faith; joining a religion