loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
please; somehow or other; one way or another
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to cease; to stop; to be over
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
heir; inheritor; successor
existence; possession; having; limited company
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
study; diligence; discount; reduction
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
system; institution; organization; organisation
very interesting; of great interest
still (continuing); as ever; further
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend