to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to accompany; to go with; to go together
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
to cause someone to worry
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
elegance; taste; refinement
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to put one's hand on; to touch
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
to keep a watchful eye on
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
street at night; making a night journey
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
open one's eyes wide; with eyes open like saucers
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
large build; large pattern
to squeeze out; to wring out
to become completely chilled