to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
not worth considering; out of the question
powerless; helpless; incompetent
higher rank; better position
heaven and earth; top and bottom
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
action of making something; -ification
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
one by one; one each; one at a time
to take over; to hand over
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
any more; any further; any better; any longer
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
difference; disparity; gap
to count on one's fingers
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to manage something successfully; to be successful
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
abstention; nonparticipation
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to shake; to sway; to waver
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink