woman; female; feminine gender
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
by means of; due to; because of; according to
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
pupil; student; schoolchild
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to be surprised; to be astonished
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
student (esp. a university student)
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
again; once more; a second time
relaxation; recreation; recess
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to take turns doing; to do in rotation
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
very much; very many; more and more
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style