argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to repeat; to do something over again
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
when it becomes; when it comes to
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
how many people; a number of people
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
new moon; first day of the lunar month; (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise