boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
power; might; authority; influence
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
expression; presentation; representation; notation
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
normalcy; normality; normal
function; facility; faculty; feature
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
self-deprecating; self-mocking
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
one by one; one each; one at a time
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped