paper-covered lamp or lantern
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to take back; to recapture
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
change; transition; return present
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
snowy; covered in deep snow
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to freeze to death; to die of cold
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
declaration; statement; assertion
coherence; order; focus; point