to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
technique; art; skill; move
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
arrow wheel (decorative windmill on the pole on which carp streamers are raised)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to speak; to hear a voice
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
to hide; to conceal oneself
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away