at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
jet aeroplane; jet airplane
to be hot on a person's heels
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to cut; to slit; to cut open
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
dry riverbed; river beach
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
treasure house; storage for valuable property
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
form; shape; figure; visage
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
to tower over the surroundings
to cast in a mold (mould)
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor