jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
charitable person; philanthropist
professional education; vocational training
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
operator; manager; administrator
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
troupe; theatrical company
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
esteemed profession (e.g. priest, monk, teacher, doctor, etc.); venerable vocation; ministry; priesthood; holy orders
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
earnestly; immediately; exactly
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
numbered ticket (e.g. to determine order of service in shop, etc.); zone ticket; boarding ticket; bus ticket dispensed at boarding, used to show where one boarded
turnover rate (merchandise, capital)
(short) rest; breather; break
inventory; catalog; catalogue
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
honorific title; honorific term of address
way; course; the only way
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation