to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
devil; evil spirit; genie
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
bit (horse mouthpiece); second stroke in the Eight Principles of Yong; rightward stroke
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to allow light to pass through; to shine light through
high and low; rise and fall
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
nine times; twisting around many times
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
great hurry; great haste; rush
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
height (of body); stature
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
one's own child; one's own children
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
helping hand; help; support; aid