here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to stop (plug) one's ears
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
not understanding; not knowing
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to become dim; to become blurred
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
long ago; once upon a time
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to examine someone's expression
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to push aside; to brush aside
without leaving any trace
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
single word; a few words; brief comment
by all means; no matter what; at any rate