decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
in proportion to; just as much as
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
detached force; detachment
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
dodoitsu; unrhymed non-metrical Japanese popular love song or limerick in the 7-7-7-5 syllable pattern
it is not (like that) either
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
longed-for; anxiously awaited
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
winner; victor; conqueror
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
moron; idiot; stupid person
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
simply; merely; only; solely
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward