to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
gliding (through the air)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
on board a ship; aboard a ship
in full sail; decked out in full sail
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
the opposite direction; the other way
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
news; word; tidings; omen
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
starting late; late departure
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
stupid idiot; total moron
well; properly; often; how (could you); why (would you)
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)