dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
rising; ascending; climbing
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
troublesome; pain in the butt
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
not worth considering; out of the question
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
ability; capability; skill
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
why; how; for what reason
(not) even once; (not) ever
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
even though; despite; when
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
proposal; proposition; suggestion
conviction; belief; confidence
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
surmise (about someone's feelings); guess; conjecture; (showing) deference (to); consideration (of someone's wishes); servility
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree