stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
change; metamorphosis; transformation
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to approach; to draw near
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
early (days); initial stage; initial
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)