halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
match (to light fire with)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
here and there; in places
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to feel; to sense; to experience
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
earnestly; immediately; exactly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
clear; distinct; evident; definite
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
wood (for building); lumber; timber
homeless person; vagabond; tramp
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
infusion of kudzu, cinnamon, etc., used as an antifebrile, for hangovers, etc.
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
(medical) doctor; physician
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other