year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
one day; (on) a certain day
by sheer strength; by brute force
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
village festival; autumn festival; harvest festival
village headman; village mayor
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
occupation; calling; livelihood
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
several years; a few years
income; receipts; revenue
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
every month; each month; monthly
older brother; elder brother
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
declaration; proclamation; announcement
when it becomes; when it comes to
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent