shafts (attached to the yoke of a cart, plow, etc.)
seeing one off; farewell; escort
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
great mountain; large mountain
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
Wood Rat (1st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
first sign of the Chinese calendar
(arch.) fast-moving rowboat; type of fast military ship
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
every year; yearly; annually
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to congratulate; to celebrate
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
even so; anyhow; at any rate
failure; mistake; blunder
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to tear up and throw away
fragment; scrap; piece; shred