careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to happen to meet; to come across
originally; by nature; from the start
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
dependent on luck; matter of luck
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
beyond this point; from now on; after this
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
to attack; to assault; to assail
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
even if not; even without
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
management; administration; operation
grotesque; disgusting; gross
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing