to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
suddenly; all of a sudden
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
living person; the living
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
piling up; multiple layers
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
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
there being no use in arguing (about it)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
murder; killing; murderer
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to jar; to creak; to grate
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip