convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
military forces; hosts; troops
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
the Seven Wise Men (of Confucius's Analects); Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
early (days); initial stage; initial
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to do together; to share; to participate in
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
spirit world; underworld; the next world
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings