to inherit; to succeed; to take over
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
Buddhist teachings; Buddhist path; Buddhism; Buddhist temple
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
various kings; unproclaimed son of the imperial family
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
large stone; boulder; dragon; long group of connected stones spanning a wide area
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to take away; to carry away
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
maintenance; preservation; improvement
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
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)