serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to get out of shape; to lose shape
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to rush over; to run up to
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
a short while ago; already
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist