to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
origin; root; cause; principle
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
Buddhism; Buddhist teachings
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
Japanese sea perch (Lateolabrax japonicus, esp. referring to an adult); Japanese sea bass
thereupon; shortly thereafter
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
after that (a substantive change occurred)
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
to continue to do; to persist in doing
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
a long time (since the last time)
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score