to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
under control (e.g. of territory)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
succession; continuation; series; sequence
when; how soon; how long until
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
covering; protection; backing; relief
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
ornamental ridge-end tile
favorite; favourite; habitually used
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
deep emotion; strong feelings
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to surround; to crowd around