care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
mountain road; mountain trail
to wander; to roam from place to place
lightning strike; lightning bolt
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
window blind; blinds; blind
situated deep in the mountains
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
long (time that has passed); old (story)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically