seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
transient life; ephemeral existence
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
office; official; chief; head
lacking a registered domicile
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
form; shape; figure; morph
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
desperation; struggle to the death
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
horse put out to pasture in spring; hobbyhorse
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
restlessly; fussily; anxiously; to be cramped; to be claustrophobic
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block