Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to keep in mind; to memorize
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
the other day; a few days ago
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
counter for books; volume
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
upper half of the body; upper body
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
pale; pallid; bluish-white
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for