bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
image; figure; figure; form; image
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
banknote; bill; note; paper money
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
counter for books; volume
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound