established fact; fait accompli
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
recitation; reciting from memory
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
Guangzhou (China); Kwangchow; Canton
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
internal organs; intestines; viscera
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to take a breath; to take a short rest
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
spirit; heart; disposition
even more; still more; further
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste