preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
such; like that; that sort of
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period