rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
if it is the case that; if
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
exploitation; overuse; abuse
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
Buddhist teachings; Buddhism
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
generation; lifetime; age
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
based on; on the basis of
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase