to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
considerably; fairly; quite
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
folklore studies; folkloristics
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
how; in what way; how about
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
ago; since; before; previous
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
lecture hall; lecture room
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
absentmindedness; peace of mind
while; even though; despite
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
popular name; common name; nickname; alias