shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
yearned for; longed for; missed
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
ray (of light); beam; light
then; well; so; well then
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
end; close; finish; termination
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
vitality; (one's) life force
living thing; organism; creature; biology
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
master; teacher; stable master
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support