secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
keep up your strength; chin up!
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
for example; for instance; e.g.
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
settlement; solution; resolution
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
although I say; although one might say; although called
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
two (long cylindrical things)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get