faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to brighten; to grow light
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
(electric) torch; flashlight
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
(period of) a year; during an era
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
setting off (on a trip); departure
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
infant; baby; little child
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down