severe wound; serious wound; gash
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
warp; curvature; curve; arch
evening moon; moon that can only be seen in the early hours of the night (esp. from the 2nd to the 7th of the eight month)
germ (of a cereal, e.g. wheat, rice); embryo bud
father and mother; parents
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
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)
spring water; clear (pure) water
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
honorific affix; honorific prefix
to jump from one thing to another
vassals; retainers; followers
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out