10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
incompetent; have no merit
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
as a child; when one was a child
literally; to the letter; literal
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
1,000,000; one million; million; many
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
stopping at; going no further than
overall victory; championship
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
last words recited to the newly departed; requiem; converting people to Buddhism
honorable certificate; honourable certificate
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
periodic; regular; routine
to be roasted; to be parched; (arch.) to be irritated; (arch.) to be annoyed