leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
horseplay; fooling around
up until now; as recently as the present
cutting down on food intake; reducing rations; reducing allowance of food
discipline; punishment; reprimand
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
internal organs; viscera; intestines
to paint (draw) a picture
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
river fish; freshwater fish
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
here and there; in places
to harm; to cause harm to
to make one's heart flutter
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession