rope; cord; policeman's rope
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to send or direct a person to
death from prostration; death from emaciation
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
study; research; investigation
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
outside the country; abroad
smuggling; contraband trade
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
acid; sourness; sour taste
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
self-control; self-restraint
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)