being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
be (that) as it may; having said that
beginning; outset; first; onset
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
adopted daughter; foster daughter
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to have meaning; to be meaningful
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do