to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
Shandong Province (China)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
at that time; in those days
peace; tranquility; tranquillity
hometown; rural township (of China)
kanji "large village" radical at right (radical 163)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
descendant; posterity; offspring
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
place; situation; position; location
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
system; institution; organization; organisation
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
pride; boast; credit (to)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
existence; possession; having; limited company
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
nothing but; none other than
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
standard; basis; principle
transactions; dealings; business
armed might; military power; the sword; force