haixia      32

strait (such as Taiwan Strait) 

 coast, bank, shore

 in, at, for, from, to, of

 the Republic of China

 the Kuomintang

dalu         44

 Mainland China; mainland, continent

dangchu      11

 originally, at that time, in the first place

 within

 to return, to come or go back to

 hometown, native place

 to maintain, to remain

 antagonistic, hostile, opposite

 attitude

 the Republic of China

 policy

 to come into contact with; contact

 to compromise, to come to terms

 to negotiate; negotiation

 from beginning to end, all along, throughout

 to be willing to

 to visit one's family or relatives

 to mention, to speak of

 unable to bnear, can not help (doing something)

 tear (n.)

 grandson

 granddaughter

 at (long) last, finally

 martial law

 to lift (a ban), to terminate

 change, to change

 to permit, to allow

 to go to, to attend

 following that

 post and telecommunications

 control, to control

 to lift a ban or restriction, to open up

 to communicate by letter, to correspond, correspondence

 unofficial

 academic; academic learning

 trade

 dealings, contact

 to develop, to carry out

 compatriots from Taiwan

 law

 any, whichever, whatever

 to be facd with, to be confronted with

 bigamy

 crime, guilt

 to make, to cause

 unexpected

 to yearn for

 prosperous, well-off

 illegal

 to steal into another country by hiding oneself aboard a train, ship, or airplane

 to hire, to employ

 cheap, inexpensive

 labor, worker

 optimistic

 to suffer from, to endure

 to part & never meet again (lit. seperation in life and parting at death)

 blessing, happiness

 misfortune, disaster