bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to speak; to say; to vocalize
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
Liang dynasty (China, 502-557)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to crumble away; to collapse
to throw away; to abandon
kind-hearted; compassionate; charitable
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to go out and away; to leave
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse