to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
of no interest; not interested
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
I see; that's right; indeed
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
without; but if; otherwise; or else
draw (in competition); tie game
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
hostility; animosity; enmity
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
platform; home; home base; home plate