to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
in its entirety; whole; wholly
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
reward; honorarium; remuneration
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
the other day; some time ago; recently
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
wording; words and phrases; way of expression; token
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
keel (of a ship); Fossilia ossis mastodi (traditional Chinese medicine); dragon bone; longgu
wounded person; injured person
medical treatment; medical care
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
styptic; stopping of bleeding