to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
welcome!; nice to see you!
to rise; to erect; to get up
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
to equivocate; to beat around the bush
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
bedside; near one's pillow
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
literally; to the letter; literal
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
to have a rumor circulating
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
staying behind; remaining; residual
to be remembered; to go down in history
temple; shrine, especially one at which worshipers pray for favors; prayer hall
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
help; assistance; service
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue; various
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.