charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
difference; variation; difference
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
(some) more; even more; longer; further
how many people; a number of people
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza