only; merely; nothing but; no more than
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
template; run of the mill; formulaic
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
tweeting (of a bird); chirping; noisily (talking)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to speak; to hear a voice
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
throat; important part; vital area
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
past (times); bygone; olden; former
you (plural); all of you; you all
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to rock; to shake; to swing
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
saiga (Saiga tatarica); saiga antelope
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart