coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
operating (e.g. ships, aircraft)
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to spend all of one's free time; to spend one's time without constraint
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
master thief; notorious robber
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
matter for great congratulation
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to stop talking; to be silent
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
puppet government; puppet regime
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
polite; respectful; reverent
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
chilly; unpleasantly cold
earnestly; immediately; exactly
increase in population; population growth
to be burned out (of one's home)
holding one's ground; defending local authority
Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific volcanic belt)
himself; yourself; herself
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
Shangdi (creator deity in Chinese folk religion); God
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
beyond one's means or position
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature