opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
observation; survey; watching
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
temporary; transitory; short-lived
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
long time; several hours; long spell
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
supply; provision; service; supply
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to increase; to add to; to augment
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to find fault with; to question
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
nothing; nil; naught; nought
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
lover; mistress; kept woman
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)