to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to see through; to see the true nature of something
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
clergyman; churchman; clergy
in the same way as; just like
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
interference; intervention; meddling
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
extensive reading; wide knowledge
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)