to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong)
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to be helpful; to be useful
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
strategist; tactician; schemer
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
Eight Principles of Yong; principles for writing the eight basic brush strokes in Chinese characters
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge