cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
Taoist teachings; Taoist arts; path to becoming an immortal
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
choice; selection; option
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be kind to; to treat kindly
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
what kind of; what sort of; what
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost