quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
waterfall; cataract; cascade
light emanating from a sword; shimmering of a sword
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to take a breath; to take a short rest
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
softness; gentleness; weakness
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
lightly; faintly; delicately
inorganic matter; inorganic substance; inorganic compound
principle; theory; fundamental truth
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to thrust down; to push off
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe