astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
along; parallel to; in accordance with
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast
square shape; oblong; rectangle
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
caterpillar fungus (esp. Cordyceps sinensis)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
Pegasus (star); Pegasus (winged horse in Greek mythology)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
mousseline de laine; light woollen fabric; moth; moss
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
(insectile, especially moth) scales
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
memories; recollections; reminiscence
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
obliteration; annihilation
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength