abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
episode; anecdote; vignette
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
government; administration
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
processing plant; treatment plant
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
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)
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
breathing of a sleeping person
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
chair; stool; post; office; position
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
rest; break; recess; intermission
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved