hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
period of time; time slot; time zone
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
local specialty; local special dish
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
right side; right-hand side
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden