method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
to be impolite; to be discourteous
in succession; one by one
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
(not) even once; (not) ever
the other day; a few days ago
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to become excited; to grow lively
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
single word; a few words; brief comment
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay