to turn down (heat, sound, etc.); to weaken
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to devise; to plot; to plan
completion; perfection; accomplishment
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to sew together; to stitch together; to sew up; to switch up
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
going to and fro; back and forth
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
breathing of a sleeping person
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
great speed; recklessly fast speed
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
a second time; again; once more; twice
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly