contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
concreteness; feasibility
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to be found; to be discovered
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)