Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
about when; about what time; how soon
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
just because; even if; even though
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
while; even though; despite
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
to claim victims; to leave casualties
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
coincidence; conformity; anastomosis; inosculation
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
brothers and sisters; siblings
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
to select someone (out of many people)
to read (a book, etc.) over again
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
social; societal; societary
exposure to wind; severe criticism
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre