to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
natural (physical) environment
to temper thoroughly; to train well
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
technique; art; skill; move
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
prayer (for something); supplication
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to fan; to incite; to instigate
body; group; party; company; troupe
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
literally; to the letter; literal
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
word game; wordplay; playing with words
long distance relationship
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance