to leave word; to leave a message
as far as the eye can see
to get narrower; to contract
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
overconfident; presumptuous
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to sob; to be choked with tears
deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
chances of winning (a bet); odds
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
touching; moving; painful
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
joint together; opposite; facing
finger; hands and fingers; hands
self-exile; going into hiding
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to peel off and fall; to flake away
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
mutual financing association
not blessed with happiness; unfortunate; appearing fragile and melancholic; seeming to invite misfortune (regardless of actual happiness)
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
villain; baddie; the villain's part
one's forte; strong point; specialty; speciality
fear; dread; fright; willies
spirit; heart; disposition
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)