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; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
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
long military service; having experienced many battles
brave warrior; hero; brave man
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 isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
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); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
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; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; 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