evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be needed; to be wanted
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
tedious; boring; being fed up with
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to be perturbed; to be agitated
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to recall; to remember; to recollect
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
consequence; outcome; result; blame
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest