neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
crescent moon; young moon
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
again; once again; yet again
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
questions and answers; dialogue
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
scenery; scene; landscape
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
evergreen tree; (an) evergreen
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
beyond that point; after that
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)