endurance contest; test of endurance
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
that's the way it is; such is life
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
questions and answers; dialogue
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to fly around; to scatter
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to make a speech; to address
tone (of voice); manner of talking
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to turn towards; to point
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
again; once more; a second time
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
stairs; stairway; staircase