defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
virtuous woman; faithful wife
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
it is not (like that) either
existence; possession; having; limited company
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
(arch.) slow; (arch.) gradual; (arch.) steady; (arch.) calm; (arch.) composed; (arch.) relaxed
meaning; significance; sense
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
while; during; while; although; all; both
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
a short while ago; already
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
name; given name; first name
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?