economizing; thriftiness; prudence; frugality
surroundings; circumference
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to look after (often medically); to take care of
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)