to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
conviction; belief; confidence
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
parting; separation; farewell
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
sudden change; complete change
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship