attendance (at school); going to school
preface; introduction; preamble
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
treatment; service; handling; management
control; management (e.g. of a business)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
hard worker; hardworking person
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
dong dang gui (aromatic herb similar to dong quai, Angelica acutiloba); dong quai (aromatic herb used to treat various gynecological symptoms, Angelica sinensis)
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
research project (e.g. at school); independent research