(navigable) canal; waterway
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
supply; provision; raising; procurement
complete; whole; perfect; safe
talking about memories; reminiscences
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
bribe; money under the table
to ask (someone to do); to invite; to tempt; to entice; to allure
sweet voice; seductive voice
running away; escaping on foot
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am); north; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
in history; ever; historical
forcibly; by force; against one's will
stifled (laughter); simmering
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully