(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
(religious) faith; belief; creed
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
snake; serpent; large snake
northern part; the north (of a region)
northwestern part; the northwest
(death from) starvation; starving to death
calamity; disaster; misfortune
(arch.) charmed and cursed; something that bewilders; something that leads one astray; the work of demons
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
accumulation; accumulate; store
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to make one feel grateful
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to live fast (and recklessly)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
schedule; program; programme; agenda
ritual; religious service; festival
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
in addition; besides this; twice
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)