to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
place; position; location; position; standing; status
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
dealing with; coping with
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
name; given name; first name
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)