to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
fusion; melting; liquefaction
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
inside; interior; inner part
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to hide; to keep to oneself
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
deep inside; innermost place
although I say; although one might say; although called
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
reality; actuality; hard fact
jellied fish or meat broth
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
immanence; inherence; indwelling; intrinsic (cause)
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
match (to light fire with)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters