method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be worried; to be troubled
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to finger; to tamper (with)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
function; facility; faculty; feature
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution