truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
beginning; outset; first; onset
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to get between; to be caught in
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
January; first month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
family; members of a family
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
one's house; one's home; one's family
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)