imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
stifled (laughter); simmering
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
gradually; slowly but steadily
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
rite welcoming back the gods from Izumo Shrine (on the last day of the tenth lunar month)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
dealing with; coping with
there being no use in arguing (about it)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
bai ze (mythical Chinese animal able to understand human speech, having the body of a lion and eight eyes)
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively