sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
calm; composed; leisurely
to step firmly; to harden by treading
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to let out a cry; to break forth
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
moment; brief space of time
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to shed light; to cast light
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
simmering; (boiling) gently
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to squeeze out; to wring out
to allow light to pass through; to shine light through
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to control; to command; to get the better of
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there