jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
first warbling heard in a New Year
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
banquet or reception hall
light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch
(female) beauty; beautiful woman
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
head; lead; vanguard; first
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
again and again; repeatedly
to refuse; to decline; to deny