training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to affect; to impact; to influence
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
order; command; directions; instructions
great numbers; numerical superiority
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
calamity; disaster; accident
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
difficult to ...; hard to ...
your body; your health; yourself; you
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
banquet or reception hall
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)