hometown; rural township (of China)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
government office; agency; board
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
afternoon session (stock exchange); afternoon trading
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role