empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
meaning; significance; sense
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire