the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
one by one; one after another; successively
street performer (comedian)
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
tall figure; high stature
big frame; large figure; huge body
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise; faker; huckster
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
Bon and year-end festivals
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just