to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
grandfather; old man; elderly man
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
caller; visitor; company; guest
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
violent emotion; passion; fury
moment; brief space of time
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
on time; on schedule; punctually
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion