orphan; person without friends
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
object of romantic interest
princess; daughter of a nobleman
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
all times and places; all ages and countries
literature; books (reference); document
on the occasion of; at the time of
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
hedge; fence; border; limit
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
even if not; even without
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
for example; for instance; e.g.
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)