important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
-less; lacking; non-existing
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
so; like this; in this way
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
in proportion to; just as much as
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last