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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

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(period of) one year

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part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite

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to save up (money)

2

being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent

1

New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)

1

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

3

luckily

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printing

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one year ago

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frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

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just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

2

establishment (of a business); founding

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long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

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steady; sound; reliable; solid

1

employment (long term); hire

1

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

1

interview (e.g. for a job)

1

home; family; household

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successor; replacement; second wife

2

use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

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April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

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to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

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every night

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to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

4

you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber

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reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

2

daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

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father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

25

intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum

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neighbors; neighbours

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lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch

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(an) only child

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siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

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lunch; midday meal

4

Chinese-style fried rice

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range; stove; cooker; microwave oven

2

to warm; to heat

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correction; rectification; mending; repair

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drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

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strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)

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jurisdiction; control

2

to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

2

(husked grains of) rice

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to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew

35

be (that) as it may; having said that

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rice cooker

8

let's not say (such things) to each other

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pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man

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having an ancient and honorable origin

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