playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
notice; attention; observation
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
different thing; another question; different case
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
regarding highly; attaching importance to
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
connection; link; relationship
feeling of affinity; friendship
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
how many years; how long; what year
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without