mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
green calabash; unripe gourd; scrawny, pale person; sallow-faced person
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to make a lucky hit; to win against the odds; to anticipate correctly; to strike a vein of ore
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
depending on; dependent upon; relying on
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
trivial; not amounting to much
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
name; given name; first name
head house (family); birthplace; originator
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
7th in rank; seventh sign of the Chinese calendar