sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
ultimate; final; last; eventual
two (long cylindrical things)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
those (near the second person)
to join together; to combine; to join up
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
this occasion; at this time; now
before god; before an altar
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
eternal; unlimited; endless
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
to pile up; to accumulate
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
-less; lacking; non-existing
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
high grade; special grade; classy
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute