cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
firmly (grasped); latched onto; locked onto
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
staying the night; lodging (at)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
bringing; taking; carrying
wide difference; a world of difference
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
being very popular; being in great demand
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
secret base; hideout; hidden position
and then; and so; and; so then
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
squad leader; divisional officer
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
calling on (someone) uninvited; dropping in on; visiting without being invited; presumptuous; impertinent; impudent
truce (during a children's game); time out; King's X
extremely busy; short-handed; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
the place for; the time for; the level of