rising; ascending; climbing
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
please (give me); please (do for me)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
heating power; thermal power; firepower
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying