even though; despite; when
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
I see; that's right; indeed
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to employ; to hire; to charter
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
alvar; biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil
training range; training grounds; training area
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic