to work hard; to make an effort
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
grand ultimate fist; Tai Chi Chuan
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
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
individual packaging; individual wrapping
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
change; transition; vicissitudes
like that; that way; thus
to say (something) over one's shoulder
deep inside; innermost place
head over heels; headlong; head first
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
level; standard; water level
though; even if; whether ... or ...
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
for a while; for some time; for a period
and so; therefore; for that reason
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
naivete; simplicity; innocence
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together