to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
by means of; due to; because of; according to
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
society; the world; the times
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
good person; virtuous person
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
battlefield; battleground
a large number; all sorts; hundreds and thousands
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use