pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
willpower; energy; vitality
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
every person; every mouth; every entrance
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to speak; to say; to vocalize
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
supporting each other after suffering similar hardships; (lit.) licking each other's wounds
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
suddenly; all of a sudden
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
in the same way as; just like