to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
pride; boast; credit (to)
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
Zipangu (the name for Japan used by Marco Polo)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
step; stride; counter for steps
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
set; company; companions; fellows
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
time; hour; period; class
to need; to demand; to take; to require
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion