to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
person who is a cut above the rest
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.); to be well liked; to be popular; to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.); to last; possessed
speed; velocity; quickness; earliness
serious; not joking; straight
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to become settled; to be fixed
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
but; however; even though; even if
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
work; business; company; study
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
latticed shutters (in traditional Japanese and Chinese architecture)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
(period of) a year; during an era
at first; in the beginning; originally