to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to appeal to one's reason
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
father and mother; parents
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
speaking of ...; as for ...
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
older sister; elder sister
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
food and drink; eating and drinking
germination; pregnancy; arising (in); resulting (from); originating (in)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
sons and daughters; children; girl
the same kind; accomplice; partner
rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom; muddy rice field
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
brothers and sisters; siblings
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
something; some kind of; for some reason
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
moment; brief space of time
drama; theatre; theater; play
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed