dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to lean against; to set against
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
particularly; only; in the case of
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
literally; to the letter; literal
nageire; free-style flower arrangement
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
(distant) howling; backbiting
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin