winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
behavior; behaviour; manner
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
(very) patient; persevering
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum)
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
employer's house; master's house
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
drinking party hall; banquet seat
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business
control; management; supervision
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard