after that; afterwards; thereafter
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
invitation; introduction; temptation
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
commencing with; including
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
without trouble; easily; readily
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
in accordance with; according to
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to live through; to survive
invisibly; secretly; privately
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
breathing of a sleeping person