whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
flaring up; bursting into flames
to flare up; to burst into flames
terrain; geographical features; topography
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
unnatural death; violent death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
underground lake; subterranean lake
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
beyond that point; after that
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos