on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to do for (the sake of someone else)
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
manners; behavior; behaviour
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
latter days of the law (one of the three ages of Buddhism); age of the degeneration of the law
degenerate age; corrupt word; age of the decline of Buddhism; latter days of the law
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
face; looks; vestiges; trace
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
conversely; on the contrary
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
will; volition; intention; intent; determination