at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
emergency food; emergency rations
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
to get hungry; to become hungry
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
declaration of war; proclamation of war
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
period of revolution; orbital period
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to be born; to come into this world
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
free (of charge); gratuitous
different opinion; objection
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification