sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
very busy (person or thing)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
around the end of (a period of time)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
next; secondly; subsequently
written request; written demand
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
being in love with each other
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
covered with; stained; smeared
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
girl's feeling; maiden's mind