meeting to show respect for the aged
Western-style sit-down toilet
to able to enter the New Year (i.e. have work finished, debts paid, etc.)
schedule of events; calendar of events
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb
slow to understand; slow-witted
joint struggle; common (united) front
tape transcription; transcribing from recorded tape; audio-typing
calculation form; tally sheet
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
sexual intercourse (esp. with a prostitute); actual sex (in movies, etc.)
to expel; to eject; to push out; to force out
large utensil stand (tea ceremony)
historical graffiti; anonymous satirical graffiti; scrawl; scribble; graffiti
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
erratic driving; driving in a zigzag
cops and robbers (hide-and-seek game)
charm (e.g. of an innocent child); lovable nature
laying on thickly; thick layer
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
short joke; quick one-liner
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son
to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others
local governments; municipalities