to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to brave a danger; to take a risk
assertion; declaration; affirmation
just because; even if; even though
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
intercept; interception; counter-attack
inside; interior; inner part
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
this is why; this means; it is the case that
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to torment; to torture; to harass
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
marathon; long-distance race
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
changing completely; transformation
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
parts; accessories; components
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with