unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
motherland; fatherland; native country
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)
food and drink; eating and drinking
eating the food of the dead (which prevents return from the underworld)
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
slight intoxication; being tipsy
to get angry; to become perverse
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to live; to reside; to inhabit
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition