trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to misplace; to put in the wrong place; to make a mistake in deciding the winner
top (of a flight of stairs); end (of a moving walkway); exit door (e.g. of a bus); steps down (from a bus, etc.)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to draw back; to leave (e.g. the area); to withdraw
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
blocking the way; standing in the way
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
short pause; short interval
to knock down; to knock off
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
hand used like a sword in striking
to let (someone) have the credit (for); (lit.) to let (someone) hold the flowers
to distract one's attention
to overflow from something full
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to say (something) over one's shoulder
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to push back; to press back; to force back
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
gleaning (i.e. picking up crop left after harvesting)
flat board; slab; monotonous; dull; even pitch; accentless pitch
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)