kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
whole state; all states; every state
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
famous sword; excellent sword
planning for the future; provision for the future
Boys' Day celebration (May 5); Dragon Boat Festival (China)
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
distress; wretched condition
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
shellfish; seashell; shell
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
nice; likeable; desirable
disloyalty; unfaithfulness
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
competing; competition; auction
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation