to sweep clean; to brush clean
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
with a fixed time; with a deadline
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
parched or roasted beans (or soybeans)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
registration; accession; register; entry; record
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
one's nature or personality; inherent; innate
priority; order of precedence
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
the three Rs; reading, writing and arithmetic
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
classification; categorization; sorting
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
boasting of one's strength
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
that's true; of course; obviously
foolhardy; reckless; fearless