to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
material; substance; matter
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
something like ...; something called ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
nothing but; except; no more than
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to gather; to collect; to assemble
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...