ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
steady; sound; reliable; solid
more than anything; above all else
water temperature (esp. bath)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
traditional incense-smelling ceremony
paintings and calligraphic works
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
rising and going to bed; daily life; all the time; constantly; whether awake or asleep
two persons; two people; pair; couple
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
March; third month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)