to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to put on airs; to assume importance
left back (corner, etc.); on the left and at the rear; left-hand side and at the back
in order; in turn; one by one
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
grandfather; male senior-citizen
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
former president of a company
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
one's daughter and heiress
stirring; slight movement
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded