(someone else's) parents; both parents
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
setting off (on a trip); departure
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
it's been a long time; long time no see
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
this occasion; at this time; now
counter for books; volume
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
in the end; on top of that
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse