rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
beyond that point; after that
praise; admiration; exalting; extolling
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
deplorable; alarming; grievous; lamentable
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
the reverse; other side; lining
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
men and women of all ages
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
earnestly; repeatedly; patiently
stirring; rousing oneself
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
eruption; volcanic eruption
living thing; organism; creature; biology
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
human work; human agency; art; artificiality
water damage; flood disaster