to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
rather; better; instead; if anything
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
stagnant water; still water; water stopping
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
had better ...; may as well ...
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
(divine) providence; dispensation
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
originally; by nature; from the start
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
that's the way it is; such is life
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)