rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
government office building
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
not necessarily so; is not always true
binoculars; field glasses
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
February; second month of the lunar calendar
attendance (at school); going to school
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
standby; preparation; arrangement
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
highest grade; superlative degree
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
student in a lower grade; underclassman
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
every year; yearly; annually
right in the midst of; right at the height of
journal; magazine; periodical
one's share; one's portion
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
first thing in the morning
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering