to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
monolith; large slab of rock
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
hegemony; leadership; initiative
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
one's best interests; one's own good
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
battle of wits; contest of wits
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
window; window (shop display)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
endless; boundless; everlasting
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
difference; variation; difference
to have a qualification (for)
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to die out; to become extinct
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being