encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to make a speech; to address
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
hunting ground; hunting preserve
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
round shape; circle; circular form
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to spread; to be propagated
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)