metre; meter; meter; gauge
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
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)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to look after (often medically); to take care of
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs