bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
don't you think?; indicates question
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
absorption; suction; attraction
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
at a glance; at first sight
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
minimum; at the very least
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
human; human-like; as a person
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
though; notwithstanding; although
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle