to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
until now; so far; up to the present
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
only; merely; but; no more than
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
pistol; handgun; revolver
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
for the first time in one's life
serious; not joking; straight
God; god; ace; king; superior person
please; somehow or other; one way or another
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)