to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to throw on the fire; to burn
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst
pair; two kinds; two ways
speech and conduct; words and deeds
idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China
half a loaf is better than none; (lit.) even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
literal translation; direct translation
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to pile up; to accumulate
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to make sense; to be meaningful
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to be exhausted; to be worn out; to be done in
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
too many to count; too numerous to mention
origin and history; particulars
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
scale; scope; plan; structure
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
bell with wooden clapper; leader; guide (of the public)
fighting over nothing; making a mountain out of a molehill
only a hero can understand a hero; (lit.) swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans
a wise man changes his mind, a fool never; the wise adapt themselves to changed circumstances; the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for