to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
I see; that's right; indeed
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
knowing; (an) acquaintance
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
raging fire; conflagration
honorific/polite/humble prefix
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
document; official papers
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
the same; the said; likewise
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
being in love with each other
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
adherence (to one's beliefs) (positive nuance); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground
final; eventual; ultimate
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
drama; play; Chinese opera
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
decision; settlement; definition
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent