to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
half-florescent; half-bloomed
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
charcoal; charred remains
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
hey there; I say; see here
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out