chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
(made of) stone; stone-built
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
convention; tired tradition; old custom
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
dangerous position; peril
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
last days; the end; one's fate
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
motherland; fatherland; native country
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)