hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
military personnel; soldier
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)