to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
up until now; as recently as the present
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
conviction; belief; confidence
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
indeed; really; truly; very much
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
nature; property; disposition
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
criterion (criteria) for selection
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
almost; roughly; approximately
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
at that time; in those days
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
family; members of a family
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
incident; affair; happening; event
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think