dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
government; administration; statesmanship
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding