boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
telephone number; phone number
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to live; to reside; to inhabit
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to mark the end; to spell the end
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to flare up; to burst into flames
to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; (lit.) to leave outside the mosquito net
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
clapping and cheering; applause
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to spread; to be propagated
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
is it?; isn't it?; be; is