evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to become dim; to become blurred
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
packing something in a bag; bagging
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to subsist; to keep on living
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable