bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
Huang Di (The Yellow Emperor; legendary emperor of China)
flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
(only) one option; one possible choice
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
impossible to do (although wants to)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
with all due respect, but...; I don't mean to talk back, but...
troublesome; annoying; complicated
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
expressing one's mind; speaking out
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
hair (on the head); (a) hair
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity