sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
immediately; right away; on the spot
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
one revolution; one rotation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
done; just done; just finished
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
release; emission; ejection
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
first appearance (of the season)
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)