as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
of course; certainly; naturally
myself; yourself; I; me; you
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
incarnation of selfishness; lump of avarice
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
particularly; only; in the case of
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
that is to say; so that means
genius; prodigy; natural gift
how; in what way; by what means
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
present (brought by a visitor); gift
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
Seven Warring States (Chinese history); Seven Kingdoms
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
difference; variation; difference
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)