to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
presence (of a god, emperor, etc.)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
although I say; although one might say; although called
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
article; news story; report; account
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
competent; suitable; qualified
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
refinement; narrowing-down
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
magazine; journal; periodical
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
letter of resignation; request for retirement
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
line; queue; procession; matrix