bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to abandon oneself to grief
double suicide; lovers' suicide
mistress; lover; prostitute
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
imagination; supposition; guess
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
anything and everything; just about everything
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables
blue (sky, ocean, etc.); fresh and green (of vegetation); verdant; greying (hair); aged
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
interior; inside; internal
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to gaze into the distance