shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
(a place) within one's reach
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
commencing with; including
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
woman employed in a restaurant, teahouse or teahouse offering sexual services
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
about when; about what time; how soon
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to happen to hear; to overhear
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
early evening cloud; clouds at sunset
crossing water with a horse
whirligig beetle (any insect of family Gyrinidae, esp. the Japanese whirligig beetle, Gyrinus japonicus); pond skater; water strider
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
footwear (esp. outdoor shoes, as opposed to slippers, etc.); footgear