drop (e.g. of water); drip
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 produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to shed light; to cast light
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to grimace; to make a wry face
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
transfer; assignment; conveyance
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to paint (draw) a picture
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
name; given name; first name