to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
sealing (something) inside; enclosing (with a letter, etc.)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
big frame; large figure; huge body
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to shade an account; to add something extra
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
disconnection; interruption; burn-out
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
6th in rank; sixth sign of the Chinese calendar
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be