to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
each house; every house; many houses
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
direct unforked road; straight path
grove of the village shrine
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
small hill; low hill; hillock
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
main shrine; inner sanctuary
front shrine; hall of worship
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
good old; good old-fashioned
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
changing clothes; change of clothes
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
audience (with a person of high standing)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist