to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
in order; in turn; one by one
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.; purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to become dim; to become blurred
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
sunlight; rays of the Sun