earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to give a round of applause; to applaud
just above; right overhead
to encamp; to take up positions
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
letter; missive; note; mail
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to shake one's head (in denial)
at least; at most; (even) just
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
by sheer strength; by brute force
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
wings and feathers; assistance; aid; help
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
belief; faith; conviction
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
flustered; confused; panicked
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry