to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
sympathy; empathy; response
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
behind others; losing out to others
to intend; to be sure that
public welfare; the people's livelihood
item; article; clause; section; point
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
ostentation; show; affectation
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
rebirth; new birth; nascent
education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation; indoctrination
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
can do; may do; be capable of doing
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
in that way; like that; that way
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening