to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
how long; how far; how much
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
January; first month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
(printing) block; woodcut
that is to say; so that means
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
everything; anything; nothing
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
rain and wind; driving rain
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
noisy; confused; uproarious
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
head with grey hair (gray); grey head