pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
Jie (ancient Chinese ethnic group)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
light pink; light crimson
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position
to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
summer cloud; summer clouds
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
beginning; outset; first; onset
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
grill (esp. fish grill); grilled food; grill room; restaurant serving grilled food; (radiator) grille
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
threat; intimidation; menace
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
advance; moving forward; progress
to order; to command; to appoint
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
training (animals); breaking (animals)
special selection; finest pick; top pick
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to look around; to survey
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
mockery; derision; ridicule