interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
how; in what way; how about
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to compose; to put together
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
reason; cause; circumstances
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
I see; that's right; indeed
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
settlement; solution; resolution
in that way; thus; so; so?