但

but / yet / however / only / merely / still

"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)

dawn / morning / daybreak / day / dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)

but / however

but; however

if only (sth were possible) / I wish (that)

not only (... but also...)

every single / as long as

proviso / qualifying clause

Book of Daniel

lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) / fig. to take a risk-averse approach

Tennyson (name) / Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (1809-1892), English poet

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲

if only it were so / I hope so (idiom)