to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
3000; three thousand; many
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to leave this world; to die
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
on the way back; when about to go back
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
companion; partner; spouse
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
relaxing; remitting; slackening
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
literature; books (reference); document
general idea; concept; notion
remark; statement; discourse
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to sob; to be choked with tears
to thrust down; to push off
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
hard fight; difficult struggle
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
end of a line (of writing); line break
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root