future years; in (one's) later years
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to lower one's fishing line (into water)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
together; at the same time; same; identical
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
-less; lacking; non-existing
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
to pose a riddle; to hint (at); to drop a hint
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-
annotation; explanatory note; comment
stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)