to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to knock down; to knock off
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
wood (for building); lumber; timber
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
to get along well with; to make a go of it
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
account book; register; ledger