inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
difference; disparity; gap
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
to blow through; to blow across
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
don't you think?; indicates question
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
iron rust; iron hydroxide
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding