classic Confucian writings
gentlemen; you; (all of) you or them; Hundred Schools of Thought
poetry and prose; literature; literary works
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to resemble each other; to resemble one another
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
(social) position; status
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
confused; inconsistent; incoherent; patchy
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to escape from; to get out
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
bashful; shameful; ashamed
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
singing or chanting in unison
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
boards covering a ditch (drainage, sewage, etc.); grassroots (e.g. campaign); door-to-door; on the ground
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
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