bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
vitality; (one's) life force
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
being startled; getting a shock
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
that's the way it is; such is life
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
making efficient; optimization
even if not; even without