to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
mysterious power of words to alter reality
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
any more; any further; any better; any longer
land of the gods; Japan; China
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
quick work; (clever) feat
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
first month of the lunar calendar; January
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet