illumination; decorative lighting
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to start singing (of birds, etc.)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
surroundings; environs; circumference
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
treasure chest; strongbox
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
furnishings; implements; equipment
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally