prompt payment or delivery
distinctive character used in the names of all people belonging to a single clan or lineage
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
to live; to reside; to inhabit
money comes and goes; money goes around and around
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly; terribly
making paper umbrellas; overlaying an umbrella framework; paper umbrella maker
to be able to hold one's head up (of a baby)
diligence in studying (e.g. continuing to study even in such poor light as offered by a firefly or that reflected by snow); diligent study
bargain or clearance goods (esp. of imperfect produce)
value; worth; virtue; blessing
internal troubles; domestic discord
three-game match; three-bout contest; a rubber (in a card game)
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
to manage; to control; to cut carelessly (of a cook, surgeon, etc.); to slash about; (arch.) to cut around
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
fickle nature; flighty temperament; inconstant person
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to talk to oneself; to mutter
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
to keep face; to save face; to not lose face
leaving unfinished; unfinished ending
to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)
to go into the minutest details
by both oneself and others
to be to the point; to be pertinent
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge