to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
Buddha; stupa; Buddhist temple; Buddhist monk
party; set; gang; company; person
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
the other day; some time ago; recently
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to settle one's account; to pay a bill
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to hang low (over; of clouds, fog, etc.); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind a curtain, blinds, etc.)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
lighter; barge; baggage boat
captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to crouch; to squat; to cower
wax tree (Toxicodendron succedaneum); Japanese wax tree
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)