to begin; to set about; to start
to be surprised; to be astonished
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
crossing; ferry; transient; changing old to new
to throw on the fire; to burn
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
some day; hereafter; at some future time
possession; retention; maintenance
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
knot; nodule; tubercule; node
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
through; by way of; after; via
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
future (usually near); prospects
something small; something petty; trifle
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
silence; stillness; quietness
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing