collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
at least; at most; (even) just
pride; boast; credit (to)
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
discovery; detection; finding
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to hide; to keep to oneself
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
please; somehow or other; one way or another
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
slope; slanting surface; bevel
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees