circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
long military service; having experienced many battles
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
free translation; liberal translation
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
to offer for sale; to put on the market
(someone else's) daughter
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
overconfident; presumptuous
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
control; management (e.g. of a business)
one by one; one after another; successively
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
registration; accession; register; entry; record
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing