palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
sense of values; values; value system
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to crumble away; to collapse
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
genuine article; real thing; real deal
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
misrepresentation; false statement
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
death penalty; capital punishment
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
(while) holding a post or being in office
if it is (the case that ...)
... years old; age (of) ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
if you think about it; come to think of it
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
reality; actuality; hard fact
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix