patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
incident; affair; happening; event
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
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
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
genuine article; real thing; real deal
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
at that time; in those days
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly