environment; circumstance
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
straight; as the crow flies
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to have meaning; to be meaningful
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
scattering (in all directions)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly