the same rank; equality; apposition
Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
by sheer strength; by brute force
in proportion to; according to; depending on
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
Taishang Laojun (Lao-tzu as a supreme divinity of Taoism)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
treasured item; sacred artifact; magical implement; legendary weapon
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
how; in what way; by what means
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
in good health; alive and well; going strong
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance