(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
since; henceforth; ever since
chance; opportunity; occasion
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
curiosity; inquisitiveness
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
silence (not speaking); muteness
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
thought; consideration; thinking
nothing but; except; no more than
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi