grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to push away; to push aside; to shove
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
indulging in every possible luxury
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
prone to adultery; flirtatious
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to go along; to walk along; to follow
(dead) end; end of the line
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
just now; right now; at this moment
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
alone; unaided; away from home
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)