independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
divine right (e.g. of kings)
putting into operation; invocation
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
being filled with; being full of; permeation
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
light; easy; non-serious; minor
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
birth; creation; formation
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
thumb-marked; well-used; well-thumbed; worn-out (e.g. joke); stale; hackneyed
sense of values; values; value system