denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
to become settled; to be fixed
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
seeds; producer-driven solutions; ideas, products, services, etc. proposed by a company to consumers
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
level; standard; water level
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
system; institution; organization; organisation
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
qualifications of candidacy for an examination
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(period of) a year; during an era