peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
religious-fund soliciting; Buddhist preaching
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to go along; to walk along; to follow
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
changing; becoming; death
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
change; alteration; transmutation; mutation
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
standing close together; bristling (with)
be (that) as it may; having said that
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
just as I thought; as expected; that's why
great swordsman; master fencer
stature; height; size; physique
slim; slender; slight; delicate
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
bamboo blowpipe used to stimulate a fire