light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
bright red; crimson lotus flower
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
training; drill; practice; discipline
everything; anything; nothing
laughing foolishly; cackling
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
command; lead; generalship; leadership
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to loosen one's sword slightly in the scabbard
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
sea of blood; pool of blood
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to be hesitant; to feel timid
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank