capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
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
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
rising; ascending; climbing
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to cover fully; to wrap around
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to lose sight of; to miss
reaching; attaining; arrival
under one's eyes; below one's eyes