useless; vain; aimless; idle
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
eight trigrams (divination signs); bagua; divination; fortune-telling
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
one by one; in detail; minutely
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to eat untidily; to eat a bit of everything; to dabble (in something); to try one's hand at various things
seeing in the dark; night vision
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
(United States of) America; USA
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
high and low; rise and fall
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
property; assets; fortune
several times (as large, over)
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment