hard struggle; strenuous effort
after that; afterwards; thereafter
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
supply; provision; raising; procurement
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
affidavit; deposition; testimony
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
starvation; famine; hunger
looking on; remaining a spectator
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
one's later years; final years (in life)
trial; judgement; judgment
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up