to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
here and there; in places
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to use up all one's strength
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
all present; all concerned; all of us
to watch over; to watch attentively
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
long time; long interval; for quite some time
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit