flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
dispersing; breaking up; running away
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to differ; to vary; to disagree
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
-less; lacking; non-existing
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
late at night; small hours of the morning
pensive; meditative; wistful
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful