story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
extermination; annihilation
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
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 set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
offensive (movement); aggression
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
difference; variation; difference
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to count; to include in the number
to pass (of time); to elapse