method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
wherein; therein; thereinto
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
race (of people); type of person
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to temper thoroughly; to train well
emotional strength; force of will
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to take on a role; to take part
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to care for someone; to look after someone