he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; sometimes you have to lose to win; (lit.) losing is winning
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
being ordered to quit something by one's doctor (e.g. drinking, smoking, overeating); doctor's orders (to refrain from something); breaking up a match on doctor's orders (in boxing, etc.)
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
(Chinese) chili oil; chile oil; chilli oil
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
restorative; smelling salts
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
mark; sign; (arch.) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (arch.) nameplate
to kick (at someone, something)
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to jump up and down; to hop
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to jump upon (a moving object)
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
shaoxingjiu (Chinese alcohol made from rice or glutinous millet)