method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
now; the present time; just now; another; more
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
on business; for business; business purpose
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
mission; delegation; transmission
to be intimate with; to befriend
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
new and old; incoming and outgoing
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
breeding; raising; rearing
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly