imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
judge (of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office); judicial officer; minister of justice; Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
rising; ascending; climbing
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to shout (in anger); to yell
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
and yet; though; when; in spite of
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
sympathy; compassion; pity
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
in the meanwhile; during the time
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
dry riverbed; river beach
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
rather; better; instead; if anything
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning