to need; to call for; to require
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
of course; certainly; naturally
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
physical science; natural science; physics; lixue (Song-era Chinese philosophy); (arch.) philosophy
common people; ordinary people; masses
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
river; stream; River; the ... river
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to round down (e.g. fraction)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
study; library; den; home office; reading room