to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
convenient; handy; useful
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
of course; certainly; naturally
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
such; this sort of; like this
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
at once; immediately; right now
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
stairs; stairway; staircase
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
kitchen; financial situation
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
also known as; also called
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent