persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
rather; better; instead; if anything
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
anything and everything; just about everything
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
preference; priority; precedence
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)