ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
power; might; authority; influence
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
substantial matter; significant item
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
war; battle; match; game; competition
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
using together (jointly); used at the same time
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment