powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
in the hospital; hospitalized
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
sea urchin; seasoned sea urchin eggs
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
invitation; introduction; temptation
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
instead; but (on the other hand)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting