audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
failure; mistake; blunder
useful thing; usable article
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to spend time (on doing something)
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
in succession; one by one
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
central part; heart (of a city)
land near a castle; castle town
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
news; word; tidings; omen
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse