to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
near; close; beside; third person
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to shake; to sway; to waver
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
undeveloped woodland near populated area; settlement pattern of living in upland valleys and cultivating lower slopes
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to face; to go towards; to head towards
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
end of a road; end of a street
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to force one's way; to push through
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to burst open; to pop; to split
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous