aquatic (life); living in the water
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
preservation; retainment; keeping
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
worried look; concerned expression
to rush over; to run up to
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
polite; courteous; hospitable
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold