man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to perceive; to understand
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
custom; practice; convention; precedent
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
very likely; very probable
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to take part in a conference
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
pessimism; disappointment