to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
antiquity; the previous era
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
accurate; correct; precise; exact
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
un-; non-; negative prefix
negative; negative (e.g. thinking)