food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
a few years ago; some years back
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
(death from) starvation; starving to death
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
program (e.g. TV); programme
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake