whatever the case; under any circumstances
if it is the case that ...
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
to speak; to say; to vocalize
reaction; response; reaction
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to shed light; to cast light
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to thrust away; to send flying
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up