to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to follow advice; to act upon advice
to add meat (or weight); to add substance (to an essay, etc.)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
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 hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
token (effort); something done for form's sake
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
with a start; with a jump
willpower; energy; vitality
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to approach; to draw near
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender