breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
reaching; attaining; arrival
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
24 hours; twenty-four hours
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
successive generations; successive emperors
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly