to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
even without doing; even without being
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
divide into four pieces; one fourth
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
waste of time; killing time
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to be too late; to be too slow
calamity; disaster; accident
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to backfire; to have a harmful result
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce