dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
to starve (someone) to death
within; inside of; less than
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
classical form of martial art
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
catching fire (from next door); spreading fire
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
arrangement of stones in a garden
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
globular shape; spherical shape
shakudo; gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
carving; engraving; sculpture
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to die; to lay down life's burden
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.