activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to say no more; to sink into silence
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
solitude; loneliness; isolation
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
police; police officer; police station
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
good humour (humor); good mood
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
manner of using one's hands
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
discipline; training; teaching manners