sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
whole; entire; harmonious; well-rounded
to watch steadily; to stare
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
old age; old person; the old; the aged
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
posterity; future generations
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to be contented; to be at ease
child prodigy; wonder child
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
sidelocks; hair at the temples
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to go along; to walk along; to follow
blue and white; paleness; pallidness
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
still; as yet; as it has been
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
breaking off; snapping off