distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
courting; wooing; making advances
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster
called; known as; that; to say
lately; recently; these days
to become better; to improve
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
shellfish; seashell; shell
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
whether one wants to or not; without choice
to bring back; to restore
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
pure and clear; "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5)
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
these days; now; recently
homecoming; return to one's home
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
the opposite sex; isomerism