before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
labor; labour; toil; hardship
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
number one; first; best; most; game; round
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
time; season; period; phase; stage
when it becomes; when it comes to
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
common reed (Phragmites australis)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
(arch.) space between two nodes (on bamboo, etc.); a short time
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to shake; to sway; to waver
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
moxa; Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
look!; there!; here!; that is
banknote; bill; note; paper money
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)