natural disaster; cataclysm
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button; to bungle up the order
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to be smeared; to be covered
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
not caring; not giving a damn
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful