virtue; charm; merit; good point
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
favour; favor; warm friendship
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
in accordance with; subordinate to
(not) in any way; in no way
visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
even though; despite; notwithstanding
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
strange tale; curious report; strange report
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
Chinese "Neck" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sedimentation; subsidence; precipitation; sinking; settling; submerging
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp