lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
protracted war; war of attrition
to be prolonged; to drag on
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
every street corner; every crossing
starvation; (bodies of) the starved
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
fertile; productive; fruitful
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
together with; same; both; all; including ...
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
hell on earth; living hell
France; French (language)
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
the coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirits of the dead
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof
to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
white gooseweed (Chenopodium album); fat hen; lamb's-quarters; pigweed
white gooseweed (Chenopodium album); fat hen; lamb's-quarters; pigweed
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany