attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
eighth day of the month; eight days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to jar; to creak; to grate
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy