main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
clarification; elucidation; explanation
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
but; however; even though; even if
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
motherland; fatherland; native country
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
Shangdi (creator deity in Chinese folk religion); God
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
island group; archipelago
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
bait; decoy; lure; easy prey; easy victim; sucker
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
this occasion; at this time; now
to want; to seek; to request