lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
goodness; excellence; virtue
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
right and wrong; right or wrong
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
middle of the night; dead of night
middle of the night; dead of night
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
"frost descent" solar term (approx. October 23)
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
before the gate; in front of the gate
platform scales; weighing platform
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
winter vacation; winter holidays
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement