Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles 2005
千里走单骑
Takada, a Japanese fisherman has been estranged from his son for many years, but when the son is diagnosed with terminal cancer his daughter-in-law, Rie, summons him to the hospital. Through a series of obstacles and relationships, he is brought unexpectedly closer to both an understanding of himself and of his son.
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Vocabulary
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| 手续 手續 | procedure; formalities | |
| 反复 反覆 | repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable; to come and go; (of an illness) to return | |
| 不安 不安 | unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried | |
| 难度 難度 | degree of difficulty | |
| 带领 帶領 | to guide; to lead | |
| 电视台 電視臺 | television station | |
| 乐队 樂隊 | band; pop group | |
| 夏 夏 | summer | |
| 民族 民族 | nationality; ethnic group | |
| 安装 安裝 | to install; to erect; to fix; to mount; installation | |
| 观看 觀看 | to watch; to view | |
| 部长 部長 | head of a (government etc) department; section chief; section head; secretary; minister | |
| 去世 去世 | to pass away; to die | |
| 自身 自身 | itself; oneself; one's own | |
| 改造 改造 | to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold | |
| 石头 石頭 | stone | |
| 至今 至今 | so far; to this day; until now | |
| 能不能 能不能 | Can you | |
| 看起来 看起來 | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be | |
| 相比 相比 | to compare | |
| 当初 當初 | at that time; originally | |
| 完整 完整 | complete; intact | |
| 双方 雙方 | bilateral; both sides; both parties involved | |
| 批准 批准 | to approve; to ratify | |
| 造 造 | to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops | |
| 合法 合法 | lawful; legitimate; legal | |
| 伤心 傷心 | to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt | |
| 村 村 | village | |
| 念 唸 | to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) | |
| 背后 背後 | behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back | |
| 专门 專門 | specialist; specialized; customized | |
| 自从 自從 | since (a time); ever since | |
| 恐怕 恐怕 | fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe | |
| 提前 提前 | to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance | |
| 主任 主任 | director; head | |
| 赶 趕 | to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) | |
| 领 領 | neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc | |
| 赶紧 趕緊 | hurriedly; without delay | |
| 制作 製作 | to make; to manufacture | |
| 前面 前面 | ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian] | |
| 修 修 | to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class) | |
| 发表 發表 | to issue; to publish | |
| 建 建 | to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct | |
| 复杂 複雜 | complicated; complex | |
| 具体 具體 | concrete; definite; specific | |
| 文化 文化 | culture; civilization; cultural | |
| 顿 頓 | to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot); at once; classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal | |
| 演 演 | to develop; to evolve; to practice; to perform; to play; to act | |
| 团 團 | round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke) | |
| 演出 演出 | to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show |