to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
invitation; introduction; temptation
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
look!; there!; here!; that is
way; method; means; resource; course
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
evening meal; dinner; supper
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
another time; some other time
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to keep standing; to stand motionless
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be pressed (by urgent business); to be under great pressure (to act); to be under the gun
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
to be silent; to say nothing
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
utensil; appliance; furniture
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
living room (Western style); sitting room