act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
firm; strong; solid; stable
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
just one person; only one
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
east, west, south and north
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
feelings; thoughts; meaning
along; parallel to; in accordance with
putting into operation; invocation
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like; (arch.) to intermingle; (arch.) to be in disorder; (arch.) to be in disarray
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range