to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
this occasion; at this time; now
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
collective responsibility; joint liability
silence (not speaking); muteness
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)