to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
admiration; being impressed (by)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
fear; dread; fright; willies
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to breathe out; to exhale
(opening of a) wound; cut
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
inspection; examination; survey
nod; inclination of the head
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
choices; alternatives; options
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)