to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
duo (ancient Chinese bell with a clapper and a long handle); large wind bell
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
releasing stored goods (esp. sake); delivery (of goods from a storehouse)
keeping accounts; balancing accounts
in history; ever; historical
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
principal occupation; core business
(arch.) divining; (arch.) telling a fortune; (arch.) predicting; choosing; settling; fixing
autographs (brushwork) of departed person
year of one's birth; one's birth year
Wood Rat (1st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Wood Ox (2nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1925, 1985, 2045)
Fire Tiger (3rd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)
Fire Rabbit (4th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1927, 1987, 2047)
bank; weir; embankment; levee
sticks used for calculations; divining rods
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
Shennong; mythical king of ancient China
somebody (important); person of importance
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
terrible luck; very bad luck
(calamity of) perishing by the sword; being wounded by the sword
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience