to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
counter for books; volume
this and that; one thing or another
tradition; legend; folklore
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to attempt; to test; to try out
mouthpiece of a telephone
to shout (in anger); to yell
going up and down; ascent and descent
semi-transparent; translucent
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to do together; to share; to participate in
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to step forward; to take a step forward
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current