- direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology); inclination; trend; to move towards; to head for
- to link; to peg (currency); gang (gears); continuously; serial verb construction
- physical strength
- as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless
- without boundary; not bordered
- needless to say; it goes without saying
- to show off; to try to be brave
- Jimmy Liao (1958-), pen name of 廖福彬[Liao4 Fu2 bin1], Taiwanese illustrator and picture book writer
- (idiom) howling wind and torrential rain; furious storm; (fig.) (idiom) difficult circumstances; dangerous situation
- full of (zeal, anger etc)
- (idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear
- to turn; to go around a corner
- paralyzed
- to ask for help
- feeling better; to be more at ease
- notch
- silly; stupid
- 答 dā: 答 da1: bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答[da2], used in 答應|答应[da1 ying5], 答理[da1 li5] etc答 dá: 答 da2: to answer; to reply; to respond
- powerful; forceful; vigorous
- to dissolve; to resolve (contradictions); to dispel (doubts); to iron out (difficulties); to defuse (conflicts); to neutralize (fears)
- adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
- to set out (on a campaign); to stand for election; to throw one's cap in the ring
- sewer; underground drainage channel
- to lift up
- smock
- next-door neighbor; neighboring household
- radiance; glory; brilliant; magnificent
- to fart; to break wind; to talk nonsense; Utter rubbish!
- strong; forceful
- more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely
- to ferment; (fig.) (of trends, emotions or repercussions etc) to bubble away; to simmer; to develop
- warmth
- suitable; adequate; ready; settled
- to preserve; to save
- to exert oneself physically
- on one's shoulders; (dialect) shoulder
- the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道; overbearing; tyranny; (of liquor, medicine etc) strong; potent