- purple; violet
- at first glance; at first sight
- free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely
- to fly over; to fly past
- 喳喳 chā cha: 喳喳 cha1 cha5: to whisper喳喳 chā chā: 喳喳 cha1 cha1: (onom.) whisper
- 乖乖 guāi guāi: 乖乖 guai1 guai1: (of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) darling; sweetie乖乖 guāi guai: 乖乖 guai1 guai5: goodness gracious!; oh my lord!
- melancholy; gloomy
- to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)
- spirit of a martyr; spirit of the brave departed; (literary) person of remarkable talent
- palace hall
- peach blossom; (fig.) love affair
- 芯 xīn: 芯 xin1: (bound form) the pith of the rush plant (used as a lampwick)芯 xìn: 芯 xin4: used in 芯子[xin4 zi5]; Taiwan pr. [xin1]
- successive generations; successive dynasties; past dynasties
- portrait; to do a portrait of sb
- 梅 Méi: 梅 Mei2: surname Mei梅 méi: 梅 mei2: plum; plum flower; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
- (literary) alunite (formerly used as a black dye); (literary) to dye black
- to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming
- grave; tomb
- to pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs; to add sth into a group
- hat that goes with formal dress; top hat
- detective; to do detective work
- Sherlock Holmes, 歇洛克·福爾摩斯|歇洛克·福尔摩斯[Xie1 luo4 ke4 · Fu2 er3 mo2 si1]
- gentleman
- party; gathering; to meet; to get together
- special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex
- Alan Turing (1912–1954), English mathematician and logician, widely recognized as a founder of computer science
- displeased; annoyed
- to have one's wishes fulfilled
- Max Planck (1858-1947), German physicist
- the first year of a millennium (esp. the year 2000)
- old friend; the deceased
- to talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation
- (idiom) to whisper
- elder; term of respect for a Buddhist monk
- atomic bomb; A-bomb
- World War II
- to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to
- quantum mechanics