abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
minuteness; one millionth
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
mature woman; middle-aged woman
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
south entrance; south exit