pain of love; love troubles
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
indescribable; having no way to express
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
godparent; namer; first person to give something its name
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
one's long-cherished desire
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
three generations; three periods; third generation
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
pretension; assumption (of a title)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
siblings; brothers and sisters
very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; (lit.) more important than three meals a day
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
large amount of money; great cost
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
person who is ...; thing that is ...
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
all thanks to ...; ... is a lifesaver; (one) couldn't do without ...; our gracious ...; hats off to ...
rule; reign; peaceful times
feigned innocence; feigned gentleness; fake modesty; feigned ignorance; playing dumb
money politics; pork-barrel politics