to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
enmity; antagonism; hostility
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
someone who curries favor with their master while secretly plotting against him
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to govern; to manage; to subdue
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
if it is the case that ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival