tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism
general classification; broad categorization
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
one's superior; senior; elder
serious; severe; grave; acute
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
like this; in this way; as you see
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
relaxing; remitting; slackening
-less; lacking; non-existing
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
love affair; sensual pleasures
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
for example; for instance; e.g.
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
in succession; one after another
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda