agricultural community; farm village; rural
outward appearance; apparent
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
drawbridge; bascule bridge
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to sprout; to put forth buds
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
light; easy; non-serious; minor
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to limp; to drag one's feet
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
regret; repentance; remorse
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
evil spirit; demon; devil
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
way out; means to escape; escape route
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain