- to cross a barrier; to get through (an ordeal); to pass (a test); to reach (a standard)
- the Warring States period (475-221 BC); Japanese Warring States period (15th-17th century)
- vagrant; unemployed person; rōnin (wandering masterless samurai)
- to seize the opportune moment; to lose no time
- to mock; to ridicule
- old enemy
- countryside; areas outside the city
- to exist; to survive
- hunter
- nozzle; spray-head
- to rinse; to wash; (photography) to develop (film)
- cold water; unboiled water; fig. not yet ready (of plans)
- blank (e.g. for a coin); unburnt earthenware; semifinished product; Taiwan pr. [pei1]
- to counterattack; a counteroffensive
- 基地 Jī dì: 基地 Ji1 di4: al-Qaeda基地 jī dì: 基地 ji1 di4: base (of operations, industrial, military, research etc)
- to vanish without trace (idiom); to lie low
- to pull; (fig.) to stimulate (economic activity); to motivate (people to do sth)
- 角 Jué: 角 Jue2: surname Jue角 jiǎo: 角 jiao3: angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); CL:個|个[ge4]角 jué: 角 jue2: role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale
- disgrace; shame; humiliation
- to touch; to make contact with sth; to stir up sb's emotions
- to sigh
- (old) to report to one's master
- to seal up
- 冷面 lěng miàn: 冷面 leng3 mian4: grim; stern; harsh冷面 lěng miàn: 冷面 leng3 mian4: naengmyeon (Korean dish based on cold noodles in soup)
- joyful; cheerful; delighted; joy; delight
- luster; splendor; radiance; brilliance
- to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue); to step back; to withdraw; to recuse (a judge etc)
- to deceive; to cheat
- to engrave; to carve; hard steel
- flowers and trees; plants; flora
- fat (e.g. pork fat); fatty meat; (fig.) a gold mine; cash cow
- calf; (coll.) lower-priced model of Lamborghini
- expansive; wide; width; thickness
- lit. sth hits one in the face; directly in one's face; sth assaults the senses; blatant (advertising); eye-catching; (a smell) assaults the nostrils
- to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress
- piping hot
- a shiver
- not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to
- open-minded; humble
- to ask for advice; seeking instruction
- to take an exam; exam; CL:次[ci4]