to mind; to care; to worry
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to rise up into the air; to ascend into the sky
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
to take advantage of an opportunity
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
taotie (Chinese mythological creature commonly represented as a motif on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties); (arch.) covetousness; (arch.) greed; (arch.) avarice
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
piece of meat; cut of meat
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
styptic; stopping of bleeding
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to raise one's voice; to shout
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to glare at each other; to confront each other
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
up until now; as recently as the present
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be consistent; to be coherent
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set