skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to be hesitant; to feel timid
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
children's song; nursery song
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to crouch; to squat; to cower
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to run out (e.g. of the room)
two by two; by twos; as a couple
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
plain; plateau; tableland
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs