apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to watch over; to watch attentively
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
nonchalant air; unruffled air
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included