to kill;  to slay;  to suppress;  to block;  to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.);  to hold back
 living thing;  living creature;  animal;  life
 to (happen to) see;  to notice;  to catch sight of
 many;  numerous;  large amount of;  large quantity of;  frequent;  common
 to live;  to exist;  to make a living;  to subsist;  to be in effect;  to be in use
 to die;  to pass away;  to lose spirit;  to lose vigor;  to cease;  to stop
 to combine;  to join;  to tie on;  to attach with a knot;  to bind (e.g. an address)
 to deify;  to enshrine;  to pray;  to worship
 to gather;  to collect;  to assemble
 to talk;  to speak;  to tell;  to explain;  to speak (a language)
 to begin to say;  to start talking;  to broach (a matter);  to be the first to say;  to suggest (doing);  to propose
 myself;  yourself;  I;  me;  you
 place;  location;  room;  space;  basho;  wrestling tournament
 where;  what place;  how much (long, far);  what extent
 endorsing and questioning the preceding statement;  lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
 river;  stream;  River;  the ... river
 near;  neighbourhood;  nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year");  close to;  shortly;  soon
 certain;  sure;  doubtless;  I have no doubt;  You can depend on it;  It's a safe bet
 to finish;  to stop;  to close (a business, etc.);  to close down;  to put away;  to put back
 from now on;  after this;  in the future;  from here;  from this point
 once;  one time;  temporarily;  for a moment;  one degree;  one tone
 to throw away;  to cast away;  to abandon;  to desert;  to give up;  to resign
 home town;  birthplace;  native place; (arch.)  ruins; (arch.)  historic remains
 again;  once more;  a second time
 to go to and from (a place);  to go back and forth between;  to go to (school, work, etc.);  to attend;  to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity);  to be communicated (e.g. thought)
 to decide;  to choose;  to clinch (a victory);  to decide (the outcome of a match);  to persist in doing;  to go through with;  to always do
 to persevere;  to persist;  to insist that;  to stick to (one's opinion);  to remain in a place;  to stick to one's post
 Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE);  Chou dynasty;  perimeter;  counter for laps or circuits
 past;  after;  too (much);  over- (e.g. eating)
 inside;  within;  while (e.g. one is young);  during;  among;  amongst;  in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
 store;  shop;  establishment;  restaurant
 China;  Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane);  central part of a country;  main region;  province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
 method;  manner;  appearance;  air;  tendency;  folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
 although;  despite;  whereas;  while;  if only;  I wish
 genuine;  real;  full-scale;  full-blown;  full-fledged;  professional
 mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)