to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
(United States of) America; USA
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
principal occupation; core business
my husband; one's family; family member
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to play a central role; to take a leading part
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
east, west, south and north
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
air transportation; air transport
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
air transport; air lift; airlift
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
distant place; faraway location; far away
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
the reason is ...; it is because ...