close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
considerably; greatly; a lot
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
conversely; on the contrary
retention; maintenance; preservation
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)
China; Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
solitude; loneliness; isolation
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost