to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
double suicide; lovers' suicide
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
divination; fortune-telling; mantic
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
novel; original; new; innovative
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
manly; masculine; like a man
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong)
tradition; legend; folklore
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
means; method; art; magic
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to change the position of
to lose sight of; to miss