observation; survey; watching
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
impossible; unlikely; improbable
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
exemplification; good example; case in point
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly