siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
in the mountains; among the mountains
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
relaxed; easygoing; leisurely; nonchalant (during an emergency); unconcerned; unperturbed
to be conspicuous; to stand out
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
to order; to command; to appoint
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
to apologize; to apologise
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to state; to express; to mention
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen