attendance; presence; appearance
growth (to maturity); being brought up; growing up; raising
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
essence; quintessence; flower; glory
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
ingratitude; thanklessness
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
bravery; courage; heroism
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
narration; description of things and facts
Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse
clearly; distinctly; vividly
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack