feng (male Chinese firebird)
five colors (esp. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
along the river; riverside
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
at a stroke; with a single swoop
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
(arch.) fast-moving rowboat; type of fast military ship
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
enemy territory; hostile place
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
offensive (movement); aggression
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
on board a ship; aboard a ship
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)