passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination
government service; official position; civil service
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
family; relatives; dependents; household
older sister and younger brother
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
practice; practising; training; study
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
study; pursuit of knowledge
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
opposite side; opposition
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
pale; pallid; bluish-white
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after