to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to move forward; to move on
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
silence; stillness; quietness
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
determination; resolution
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to become fraught with emotion
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names