pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
casting; cast-metal object
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
falsely similar; counterfeit
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
Southern School (of Chinese painting)
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
characteristic; feature; special quality
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
immersion; being absorbed in
to take; to catch; to capture
to turn completely into; to become completely
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
tens of thousands of years
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible