various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
personal (employee); employed; retained
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be silent; to say nothing
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi and his followers)
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
great scholar; savant; polymath
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
will not do; do not; does not
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
three; three years of age
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
carelessly; inattentively
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
adds force or indicates command
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)