cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
just above; right overhead
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to shed light; to cast light
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
power; authority; influence
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
sign; indication; omen; symptom
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
long military service; having experienced many battles
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve