enrolling at a cram school
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
passing through without stopping; passing by
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
clapping and cheering; applause
innocent; blameless; guiltless
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
midwinter; dead of winter
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
then; and (then); in that case; if so
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous