chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
strong-willed; volitional
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to attempt; to test; to try out
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
good humour (humor); good mood
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
white (complexion); fair-skinned
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
old soldier; veteran; old hand
match; game; bout; contest
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
wounded person; injured person
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment