to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
a considerable number; a fair number
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
soft hair; villus (intestinal)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
even further; and then some; even more
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
even though; despite; when
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)