opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to telephone; to make a phone call
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
propriety; right or wrong; justice
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
everyday life; daily life
throughput; processing power
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
a few years ago; some years back
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to put it in an extreme way; to put it in extreme terms
bluff; false show of power; bold front
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
hey; listen; look here; I say
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
self-examination; reflection
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)