fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
rule; (ruled) line; line (on a go board, shogi board, etc.)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
group; bunch; crowd; group
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to take a breath; to take a short rest
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
lye water (for making Chinese noodles)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
how dare ...; how could ...
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
many mountains and rivers; a great distance to travel
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
drearily; with desolation; with loneliness (esp. the rain and wind)
in low spirits; dejected; sad