pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
general idea; concept; notion
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
personal; individual; private
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to begin; to set about; to start
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to live through; to survive
January; first month of the lunar calendar
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
shopping basket; market basket
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage