to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
storage room; store room; lumber room
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
Szechuan pickles; Sichuan vegetables; zha cai; pickled mustard plant stem
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
breaking off; snapping off
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
audience; spectator; spectators
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
travelling alone; solitary journey
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
falling rocks; fallen rocks
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation