to come off; to slip down; to slip off
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
saltpan; field for drying salt
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese green pheasant
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
root; joint; base; crotch
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
parts; accessories; components
grinder; grinding machine
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
to need; to demand; to take; to require
only; merely; but; no more than
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together