root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to understand (each other); to comprehend
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
cease-fire; truce; armistice
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
array; muster; line-up; full force
goodness; excellence; virtue
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to concern; to be related
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
completely beating somebody up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing somebody
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass