stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
very small; tiny; insignificant
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
wise ruler; sage king; intelligent and virtuous monarch
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to roll about; to writhe about
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
silence; stillness; quietness
with a clink (click, clack)
pendant (jewelry); pendant (light)
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
even if; even though; wow
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
briskly; quickly; promptly