to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
because of; owing to; due to
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
to arrive home; to return
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
long ago; already; a long time ago
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
smuggling; contraband trade
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to care for someone; to look after someone
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
will not do; do not; does not
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that's a different matter; that's a different story
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to recall; to remember; to recollect
adds force or indicates command
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to