(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
sword; blade; single stroke
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
negotiations; discussions; connection
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
rafflesia (Rafflesia arnoldii); monster flower; stinking corpse lily
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
living thing; living creature; animal; life
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
such ... as; or some such
to go out and away; to leave
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
persistence; single-mindedness
final; eventual; ultimate
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
wherein; therein; thereinto