umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
piece; fragment; one (object)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
way one walks; one's walk
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
please (give me); please (do for me)
letter; missive; note; mail
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
the last moment; the very end
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to feel; to sense; to experience
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)