to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
same village; same town; same province
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to happen to meet; to come across
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to wear a sword at one's side
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
father; dad; husband; you; he
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to lose one's way; to get lost
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
irritation; annoyance; frustration
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
and; thereupon; because of that
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to have a smattering knowledge of
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
edge of town; outskirts of a village
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
how many years; how long; what year
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)