chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to pierce through; to break through
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
(made of) stone; stone-built
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
(how) many times; (how) often
freely; right and left; as one pleases
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
mostly involve; principally involve
locational advantage; advantageous position
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
like this; this sort; this way
pond snail (Viviparidae spp.)
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
up until now; as recently as the present
specialization; specialisation
life and death; life or death
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire