to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
person being waited for; person who waits
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to have a talk; to tell a story
genius; prodigy; natural gift
bright person; talented student; prodigy
calm before the storm; lull before the storm
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
simply; merely; only; solely
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
memories; recollections; reminiscence
carefully; with (great) care; with caution
to continue to do; to persist in doing
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
refutation; rebuttal; retort
unimpressive; unimpressed
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)