to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
maneuver to shake, flick, or wipe blood off of a sword
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
meaning; significance; sense
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
above all else; more than anything
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective