Vocabulary

being completely full

whetstone; grindstone

first star of the Big Dipper

negligent; careless

hook-shaped; bent at a right angle

baldness; balding; bald head

thicket of bamboo grass

one cannot live solely by oneself; one cannot accomplish anything solely by oneself; clapping with one hand is hard

parents' partiality for their children; parents overvaluing their children

parents overvaluing their own children but looking down on others'

Alicante Bouschet (wine grape variety)

Aramon (wine grape variety)

Auxerrois (wine grape variety)

Bourboulenc (wine grape variety)

Caladoc (wine grape variety)

Carignan (wine grape variety)

harmful military conquest; occupation of other countries

Chasselas (wine grape variety)

Cinsaut (wine grape variety); Cinsault

Clairette (wine grape variety)

Counoise (wine grape variety)

Gewürztraminer (wine grape variety); Gewurztraminer

to be negligent; to neglect; to slight

dirty clothes; grimy clothes

bribe

firm and upright (character)

Côtes du Rhône (wine)

Grenache noir (wine grape variety)

Grenache blanc (wine grape variety)

Grenache gris (wine grape variety)

Garnacha (wine grape variety)

intake tower; outlet tower

asterism

to be (practically) deserted; to have no visitors; to set a sparrow net in front of the gate

better shoddy and sincere than clever and deceptive

Valdiguié (wine grape variety)

Gros Manseng (wine grape variety)

Petit Manseng (wine grape variety)

Jacquère (wine grape variety)

Macabeo (wine grape variety)