method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
upper part; upper region; region above
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
association of people from the same prefecture
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
(medical) doctor; physician
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think