to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
in that manner; like that
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
troubled times; turbulent times
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
if you think about it; come to think of it
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
product; produce; result; fruit
at that time; in those days
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to have an eye on; to zero in on
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
treatment; service; handling; management
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
relation; connection; relevance
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)