to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
society; the world; the times
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
one's possessions; ownership
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
as you see; as you can see
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)