to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
urban area; urban district
serious; severe; grave; acute
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
home area; home town; local
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
government official; public servant; civil servant
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to pass (of time); to elapse
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
hedge; fence; border; limit
comparatively; relatively
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
please (give me); please (do for me)
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
honorific/polite/humble prefix
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal