skylark (Alauda arvensis)
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
to keep (a person) waiting
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to get scarce; to run short
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
depending on; dependent on
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
to apologize; to apologise
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
standing on one's feet for a long time
to become decrepit; to become senile
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
unbroken; endless; continuous
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
to throw on the fire; to burn
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
hundred days; lengthy time
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to drink up; to drain (cup)
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
when it comes to; concerning
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk