hesitation; indecision; vacillation
passing through without stopping; passing by
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
index finger; forefinger; second toe
opposite; reverse; contrary
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to put one's strength into
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to fall on one's backside
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to shake one's head (in denial)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese