to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
younger scholar; future reference
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
why; how; for what reason
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station