form; shape; figure; morph
dried-out; dry (e.g. hair); stale (bread)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
righting moment; restoring force; stability
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
connection; link; relationship
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
calls and sounds made by insects
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
regulars; regular soldiers
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
window blind; blinds; blind
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
else; in addition; besides
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
courteous; decorous; polite
to be nearing death; to be dying
night table; bedside table
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed
killing two birds with one stone
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem