to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
transparency; degree of clearness
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
cake or snack served with tea
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
one's share; one's portion
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
to take; to catch; to capture
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
storage capacity; memory capacity
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken