bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
even though; despite; when
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees