to use up all one's strength; to die
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to hide; to conceal oneself
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
silence; stillness; quietness
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
light and darkness; light and shade
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window