to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
departure; leaving; going away; recession
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
everlasting; immortal; eternal; enduring; undying; imperishable
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
cultivation; nurture; culture
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much