the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
natural drugs; natural remedy; herbal medicine; crude drugs; galenical
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
(giving) instruction; initiation
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
to be muddy; to be slushy
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
to cheer up; to be stirred up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
unhulled rice; rice in the husk; paddy; rice husks; chaff
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!