recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
don't you think?; indicates question
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
treating someone like a child
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
father; dad; husband; you; he
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
one by one; one after another; successively
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items