method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
anything and everything; just about everything
to see through; to see the true nature of something
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
all; entire; whole; altogether
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this family; we; this house
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
different opinion; objection
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
that matter; those matters
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
aggression; invasion; raid
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)
treaty; pact; convention; agreement