to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
desperation; self-abandonment
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
fragrant olive; sweet olive; Osmanthus fragrans; Olea fragrans
decorative Japanese cord made from twisted paper; Antenoron filiforme; Polygonum filiforme
silver cock's comb (Celosia argentea, esp. crested cock's comb, Celosia argentea var. cristata)
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
var. of taro with long purple stalks
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
oval tub or tray used in fish shops
sweetfish going downstream to spawn (in autumn)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
one day; (on) a certain day
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
normal prices; par; parity
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
evening; dusk; evening scene; evening landscape; light of the setting sun
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician
to gaze out at; to look out over
to take away; to carry off
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death