close; intimate; on good terms
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
to become muddy; to become slushy
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down
long time; long interval; for quite some time
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
biological younger brother
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
detour; circumvention; turning movement
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
at some point in the past; at some stage
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
person being waited for; person who waits
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
small hill; low hill; hillock
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
further; even more; still more; all the more
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to go downhill; to go down a slope
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)