enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
split; division; break up
personality; character; individuality; personhood
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
grandfather; male senior-citizen
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to make a speech; to address
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)
melting; fusion; liquefaction
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit