backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
postwar period; period after Second World War
opening a business; opening a practice
second generation; second; junior
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
three generations; three periods; third generation
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
going home from work; on the way home from work
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to be itching to do something
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
mixture of soy sauce and vinegar
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving