the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
destroy a country, but its mountains and rivers remain; the land outlasts the king
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
conditionally; with conditions attached
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
witnessing; observing; sighting
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
tail (animal); tail end; tip
snake; serpent; large snake
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
postponement; deferment; adjournment
strong nation; powerful country
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
great laughter; burst of laughter
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
being absorbed in reading
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
young person; youth; young
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten