to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
workshop; studio; atelier
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
meaning; significance; sense
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
accurate; correct; precise; exact