swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to start singing (of birds, etc.)
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
retreating figure; appearance from behind
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
high spirits; gleeful mood
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
column of water; water column
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
interval; break; pause; spare moment
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to