complicated and mysterious
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
careless person; thoughtless person
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
inverse; reverse; retro-; contra-
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to lay aside; to set aside
name; given name; first name
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
in person; personally; directly
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to cease; to stop; to be over
warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
now that; since; so long as; because
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle