daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
round shape; circle; circular form
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
because; for; the reason why is ...
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)