selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
no problem; it doesn't matter
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
living thing; organism; creature; biology
this world; this life; world of the living
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
instant; moment; for an instant
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
look!; there!; here!; that is
settlement; solution; resolution
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
time; hour; period; class
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
until now; so far; up to the present