taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to understand; to comprehend
alone; by oneself; on one's own
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to subsist; to keep on living
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to go out and away; to leave
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
such; like that; that sort of; very
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
of course; certainly; naturally
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
length (of an animal); body length
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
simply; merely; only; solely
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
with a start; with a jump
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to croak (e.g. like a frog)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
croak; ribbit; sound of frogs
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up