scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
independence; self-reliance
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
late at night; at a late hour
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
leaving school during a term
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of