advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
person standing watch; guard duty
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to make an appearance; to show up
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to fly around; to scatter
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
Tabasco; jalapeno sauce; pepper sauce
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle