to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
here and there; in places
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
threat; intimidation; menace
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
violent explosion; bursting
to burst open; to pop; to split
to pierce through; to break through
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
in good health; alive and well; going strong