piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
pressure; oppression; suppression
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
to close (one's eyes); to shut
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
originally; by nature; from the start
high and low (social standing)
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
living by oneself; living alone
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing