to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!; roll up, roll up!
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
devil; evil spirit; genie
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
putting into operation; invocation
power; authority; jurisdiction
also known as; also called
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
the front; honest; upright; decent
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
process; course; mechanism
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
at that time; in those days
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to collect; to assemble; to gather