earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
unseasonable; out-of-season
fresh verdure; new green leaves
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
time; season; period; phase; stage
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly