classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
index; indices; indicator
beginning; outset; first; onset
starting point; starting line
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
material; substance; matter
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
in one's own way or style
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
representative; exemplary; model
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
is something that; is that which
knowing; (an) acquaintance
for example; for instance; e.g.
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
reaching; attaining; arrival
another thing; exception; special case
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
maintenance; preservation; improvement
embodying; expressing concretely
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines