this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
late at night; small hours of the morning
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
but; however; even though; even if
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
ago; since; before; previous
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
hypothesis; supposition; assumption