whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
secret understanding; collusion
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
work; business; company; study
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
chief editor; managing editor; manager; person in charge
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
having both wisdom and courage
to control; to command; to get the better of
condition; situation; prospects
way out; means to escape; escape route
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
branch roads; forked roads; crossroads; two ways (of proceeding)
clever scheme; outlandish plan; unusual plan
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
cooperation; collaboration
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
emergency; urgency; imminence
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
long time; long interval; for quite some time
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone