to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
one's home country; one's homeland
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to collapse into; to flop onto
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jie Shi) (1887.10.31-1975.4.5)
Xi'an Incident (involving the arrest and confinement of Chiang Kai-shek, December 1936)
everyday life; daily life
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
price; cost; value; worth; value
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
haori (Japanese formal coat)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
very interesting; of great interest
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to show signs of; to appear
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled