to be jealous; to be envious
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
only; merely; but; no more than
ago; since; before; previous
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to be exhausted; to be at a loss; to be worn out; to be helpless
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
outside of one's area of expertise
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep