to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
just as I thought; as expected; that's why
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
war clouds; threat of war
sign; indication; omen; symptom
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
deceased; late; dead; departed
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
long-awaited; much-awaited
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
gifted young person who shows much promise
tall tree; forest tree; arbor; arbour
the ten abominations (the ten most grievous offenses under traditional Chinese law); the ten evil deeds
archer; bowman; shooter; gunner
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
rubbing; scrubbing; scraping
the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar
final third of a two-hour period