suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
entering school; school attendance
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
almost; roughly; approximately
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
in that way; thus; so; so?
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
Zuo zhuan (c. 4th century BC); The Zuo Tradition; The Commentary of Zuo
recitation; reciting from memory
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
to have learning; to be educated
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)