difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
twice; again; second time
of course; certainly; naturally
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
it is not (like that) either
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
something like ...; something called ...
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink together
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to ask; to enquire; to query
to perceive; to understand
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
petty; trivial; insignificant; trifling
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
to tell (somebody) to (do something)