orthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
without leaving any trace
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
speculation; thinking; meditation
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
suicide by hanging; hanging oneself
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to neglect (e.g. one's studies); to leave unattended
to grow up; to become an adult
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
nowadays; in this day and age
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
sons and daughters; children; girl
a long time ago; in those days
hereditary; patrimonial; handed down from generation to generation
maintenance; preservation; improvement
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child