about here; in this neighborhood
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to stop talking; to be silent
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to bind (with rope, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to become frayed; to become loose
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all