conference room; place of assembly
guidance; leadership; leading the way
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
difficult to ...; hard to ...
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
sovereign; emperor; monarch
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to smash; to break into pieces
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
that is to say; so that means
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
circulation; dissemination
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
should; must; -able; probably; likely
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
all (there is); as long as there is
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite