fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
that day; the very same day
observation; survey; watching
standing while holding onto something (infant, toddler)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
retainer; vassal; servant
to be found; to be discovered
living room (Western style); sitting room
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy