painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to begin talking; to open up
to subsist; to keep on living
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
gem; jewel; precious stone
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
last position; previous job; predecessor
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
employment; starting work
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity