- lit. one grain floating on the ocean (idiom); fig. a drop in the ocean
- Rubin (name); Robert E. Rubin (1938-), US Treasury Secretary 1995-1999 under President Clinton
- ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle; nobility
- to face (reality, danger etc)
- return trip; homeward journey
- to unload
- heavy burden; difficult task; great responsibility
- to ask for help
- (idiom) simple; plain; unadorned
- Jesus
- Sacred Heart (Christian)
- 国 gúo: 国 guo2: country; nation; state; (bound form) national国 Gúo: 国 Guo2: surname Guo
- dramatic increase
- fourth; four times; quartic
- (astronomy) supernova; (fig.) breakout star
- Cassiopeia (constellation)
- in succession; one after another; continuously
- to restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event); reduction (chemistry)
- preliminary round of imperial examinations; abbr. for 科學考察|科学考察[ke1 xue2 kao3 cha2], scientific exploration
- to embezzle; to swallow up; to engulf
- to leave behind; to hand down
- white dwarf
- (of smoke) to disperse; to dissipate; (of birds) to fly away in all directions
- majestic; boundless; to fill; to pervade
- imposing manner; loftiness; grandeur; energetic looks; vigor
- to drift
- one-off (offer); one-time; single-use; disposable (goods)
- to squander money; extravagant; prodigal; free and easy; agile
- bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained
- miser; penny-pincher
- to compensate; to make up