ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
as much as one can; as much as possible
to become lukewarm; to become tepid
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
very much; very many; more and more
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
Battle of Red Cliffs (208 CE)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
Kōnan; Jiangnan (China); Gangnam (Seoul, South Korea)
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
should do; ought to do; must do
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to ask; to enquire; to query
suggestion; hint; implication
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
jumping the gun; premature action; omen; portent; first produce of the season (vegetables, fish, etc.); herald; runner sent ahead to announce one's lord's arrival (Muromachi and Edo periods)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded