white hair; grey hair; gray hair
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
current administration; present government
weak (organization, organisation)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
recovery; rescue; recapture
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
more than anything; above all else
formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
validity; verification; propriety
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
several times; once or twice
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop