astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to break the silence; to break one's silence
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
unfairness; injustice; partiality
ugly man; (arch.) strong, brawny man
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
the same rank; the same digit
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to speak ill of; to disparage
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to press a question; to cross-examine
derailment; digression; deviation
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within