to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to shine in (light); to illuminate
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
scene; spectacle; sight; view
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
while; during; while; although; all; both
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to blow through; to blow across
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to recall; to remember; to recollect
ago; since; before; previous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis