cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
life or death; existence; destiny
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
setting off (on a trip); departure
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
palm heel; heel of the palm
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
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
shooting down (an aircraft)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
with a start; with a jump
collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
tendency; trend; inclination
sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling of