last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to start working; to take action
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
looking pale; looking unwell
preparation; arrangements
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
to entrust; to leave to a person
to collect; to assemble; to gather
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
together; mutually; fellow
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
two times; twice; two degrees
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
tedious; boring; being fed up with
benevolence; charity; love
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
endurance; perseverance; patience
marathon; long-distance race
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
perception; sensation; awareness
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug