hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
leader (of an alliance); leading power
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
shortcoming; fault; flaw; imperfection
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
transport; transportation
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
here and there; in places
together; mutually; fellow
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
support; backing; aid; assistance
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to play a leading role; to play a central part
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family