On: The light flashes.
Make a wish: Make a wish. (In Lu Xun's time, some were not written in vernacular Chinese)
Bamboo plaque: bamboo screen made of bamboo, flat and round, used to hold things.
Shegu: refers to rice or millet with insufficient seeds. Also known as "Su Guzi".
Hedgehog: Hedgehog belongs to the order Hedgehog in mammals and is a heterogeneous animal. It is short and fat, with sharp claws, small eyes, short hair and short and dense thorns all over it. Common hedgehogs inhabit mountains, forests, grasslands, farmland, shrubs and other places. They lie down during the day and go out at night, feeding on various small animals and plants, and sometimes harming fruits and vegetables.
Beast: a despicable or animal-like person who is despised and disgusted by others because of stupidity, ignorance, vulgarity, evil, depravity, greed or cruelty.
Jumping fish: commonly known as jumping fish, also known as jumping fish and large mudskipper, belonging to the mudskipper family. This is a small fish, which is abundant in the coastal areas of Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan and Taiwan Province provinces in the south of China. It is about three centimeters long, its head is roughly flat, its eyes are prominent, its mouth is wide, its taupe body is covered with spots, and its abdomen has suction cups. Can be attached to the reef to inhabit, like to use mud as the bottom in the low tide area, or drill holes in the tidal flat where salt and fresh water meet. Because of its cunning habit and strong jumping ability, it likes to jump on the beach after the tide recedes, and it has light blue spots on its body, so it is named Flower Jumping Fish.
Tide: A rising tide at regular intervals.
Year of service: to undertake an errand or accept a job during the year of service.