alliance; aimag; league; administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
all (there is); as long as there is
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
foster father; adoptive father
to subsist; to keep on living
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
military personnel; soldier
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
violent emotion; passion; fury
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
question; inquiry; enquiry
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to be worried; to be troubled
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to run about trying to escape
riverside; edge of a river
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland