living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
tradition; legend; folklore
kitchen; financial situation
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
many; much; plenty; hardly
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
bento; Japanese box lunch
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
edge of the eaves; house frontage
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
wherein; therein; thereinto
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
characteristic; feature; special quality
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes