with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
unexpected meeting; coincidence
several people; a few people
surely (not); certainly (not)
to crop; to shear; to cut or trim something evenly; to make all the same length
wildness; wild nature; untamed nature; savage nature
long hair (usu. of a man)
androgynous; gender-neutral
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
18th day of the month; 18 days
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
oblique line; forward slash
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
whispering into a person's ear
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
belief; faith; conviction