to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
pretension; assumption (of a title)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
scale; scope; plan; structure
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later)
patience; endurance; undercover ninja; embedded ninja
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
germination; sprouting; budding
7th day of the month; seven days
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
trouble; bother; annoyance
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
tolerance; broad-mindedness
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
subject; national; citizen
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
official business; public business
clear; precise; definite; distinct
decision; determination; resolution
resignation (from a position)
guess; speculation; supposition
sexless; nonsexual; asexual; agamic; genderless
to get too familiar with; to become too familiar with
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)