ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to get between; to be caught in
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
wild flower; paper flowers (esp. as decoration at a funeral)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
in good health; alive and well; going strong
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to go ahead; to pull ahead
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
memory; sense; experience
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
tide; current; tendency; trend
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
to intervene; to stop (something)
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point