to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
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)
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
fine weather; fair weather
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
how many years; how long; what year
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for