section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
priest's flapper made from the tail of a large deer; long stick with the tail of a large deer attached
imitated cry (of an animal); lie
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
adds force or indicates command
guess; speculation; supposition
eight trigrams; divination signs; divination; fortune-telling
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
secret; private; surreptitious
fortune-telling; divination
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
question; inquiry; enquiry
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
duty; obligation; responsibility
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
man of letters; literary man
way; method; means; resource; course
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
proficient; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for