blood relationship; blood relative
working in the fields; working on a farm
househusband; stay-at-home dad
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
wedding reception banquet
special envelope for monetary gifts
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
sattva (being); bodhisattva
one part; one portion; one section
as you see; as you can see
three qualities of a martial artist or athlete: heart, technique, strength
to wait for an opportunity
difficult to make friends with
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
window screen; insect screen; mosquito screen; screen; screen door
gut (used to make tennis rackets, violin strings, etc.); catgut
terminal symptoms; sign of the approaching end
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
self-healing; spontaneous recovery
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
bowing out; retiring voluntarily
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord