with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to govern; to manage; to subdue
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
communication with the dead
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
small fraction; small proportion
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
contemplation; meditation
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
area; domain; territory; field; range; region