to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
foreign; abroad; overseas
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
Japanese person; Japanese people
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
shopping; purchased goods
beyond this point; from now on; after this
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
maid; helper; help; assistance
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment