Vocabulary: 北海道物语
- 归 gūi: 归 gui1: to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor归 Gūi: 归 Gui1: surname Gui
- (of a thought or image) to come to mind; (of a smile etc) to appear (on sb's face); (of a problem etc) to emerge
- (acknowledged) place; a role to play; niche
- period of time; time; time period; period; CL:個|个[ge4]
- after the war; postwar
- industrious and conscientious; assiduous
- words and actions; what one says and what one does
- fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon
- brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless
- 越 Yuè: 越 Yue4: generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南越 yuè: 越 yue4: to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more
- 琢磨 zhúo mó: 琢磨 zhuo2 mo2: to carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work琢磨 zúo mo: 琢磨 zuo2 mo5: to ponder; to mull over; to think through; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2]
- to think sth through; to consider carefully
- overweight (luggage)
- to suffer (defeat, death etc)
- to deliver a punishing attack; to deal a heavy blow
- to appear to be; to seem as if
- to pay attention to; to care about; to attach importance to
- heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter
- one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face
- to reappear
- situation; context; setting; environment
- 须 xū: 须 xu1: must; to have to; to wait须 xū: 须 xu1: beard; mustache; feeler (of an insect etc); tassel
- opportunity; opportune moment
- to cover; to spread over; a cover; a shade; a hood; bamboo fish trap; bamboo chicken coop; (Tw) (coll.) to protect; to have sb's back; (Tw) (coll.) awesome; incredible; (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4 de2 zhu4]) to have things under control; to be able to handle it
- (literary) pen; fold (for livestock); prison; jail; firm; secure; fast
- 搂 lǒu: 搂 lou3: to hug; to embrace; to hold in one's arms搂 lōu: 搂 lou1: to draw towards oneself; to gather; to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc); to grab (money); to extort
- delicate; fine
- barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless
- the waist and lower back; (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food); the waist of trousers or a skirt; (metonym) money pouch; pocket; (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc)
- to let one's imagination roam
- crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal
- late (with a task etc); slow
- to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb
- if; supposing; in case
- connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch
- address
- central office; telecommunications office
- contact details
- to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around
- brains; mind; head; way of thinking
- rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
- unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that
- so far; to this day; until now
- inadvertent; accidental; to have no intention of (doing sth)