to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
leopard (Panthera pardus)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
middle of the night; dead of night
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
surface of the water; face of the water
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos); Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
gentle spring rain; glass noodles; cellophane noodles; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
stingy; cheap; very frugal
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
near; close by; within reach; familiar
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm