body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
Mathias; Matias; Matthias
academic advisor (e.g. at a university research lab)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
brave warrior; hero; brave man
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
woman; female; feminine gender
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint