sign; indication; omen; symptom
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
feebleness; weakness; weak
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
together; at the same time; same; identical
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to blame; to find fault with
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
heart; guts; nerve; central part
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
deceased husband; late husband
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
interference; meddling; butting in
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines