pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
housefly (Musca domestica); house fly
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
poisoning; kill by poison
cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
(period of) a year; during an era
ratio; proportion; percentage
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
general; overall; across-the-board
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
that is to say; so that means
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)