wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
old relationship; old acquaintance
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
existence; possession; having; limited company
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
beginning; outset; first; onset
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
place; situation; position; location
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to keep secret; to conceal
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree